Exodus 18:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Exodus 18:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 18:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 18:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You represent the people before God, and bring the causes to God.”
Exodus 18:19 — World English Bible
Exodus 18:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God: ”
Exodus 18:19 — American Standard Version
Exodus 18:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God;”
Exodus 18:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 18:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Hearken now to my voice: I will give thee counsel, andGod shall be with thee. Be thou for the people withGod, and bring the matters beforeGod; ”
Exodus 18:19 — Darby Translation
Exodus 18:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Heare nowe my voyce, (I will giue thee counsell, and God shalbe with thee) be thou for the people to Godwarde, and report thou the causes vnto God,”
Exodus 18:19 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 18:19 in Context — Exodus 18
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:
20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
What Does Exodus 18:19 Mean?
Exodus 18:19 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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