Exodus 18:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.”
Exodus 18:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 18:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 18:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.”
Exodus 18:17 — World English Bible
Exodus 18:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Moses’ father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. ”
Exodus 18:17 — American Standard Version
Exodus 18:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, `The thing which thou art doing <FI>is<Fi> not good;”
Exodus 18:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 18:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good. ”
Exodus 18:17 — Darby Translation
Exodus 18:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Moses father in law said vnto him, The thing which thou doest, is not well.”
Exodus 18:17 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 18:17 in Context — Exodus 18
15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
17 And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
What Does Exodus 18:17 Mean?
Exodus 18:17 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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