Exodus 18:15
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And Moses answered him: The people come to me to seek the judgment of God?

to enquire

Exodus 18:19,20 But hear my words and counsels, and God shall be with thee. Be thou to the people in those things that pertain to God, to bring their words to him: . . .

Leviticus 24:12-14 And they put him into prison, till they might know what the Lord would command. . . .

Numbers 15:34 And they put him into prison, not knowing what they should do with him.

Numbers 27:5 And the Lord said to him:

Context
Jethro Advises Moses
14And when his kinsman had seen all things that he did among the people, he said: What is it that thou dost among the people? Why sittest thou alone, and all the people wait from morning till night? 15And Moses answered him: The people come to me to seek the judgment of God?16And when any controversy falleth out among them, they come to me to judge between them, and to shew the precepts of God, and his laws.…
Cross References
Exodus 18:14
And when his kinsman had seen all things that he did among the people, he said: What is it that thou dost among the people? Why sittest thou alone, and all the people wait from morning till night?

Leviticus 24:12
And they put him into prison, till they might know what the Lord would command.

Numbers 9:6
But behold some who were unclean by occasion of the soul of a man, who could not make the phase on that day, coming to Moses and Aaron,

Numbers 9:8
And Moses answered them: Stay that I may consult the Lord what he will ordain concerning you.

Numbers 27:5
And the Lord said to him:

Deuteronomy 17:8
If thou perceive that there be among you a hard and doubtful matter in judgment between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy: and thou see that the words of the judges within thy gates do vary: arise, and go up to the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose.

Lexicon
“Because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

come
יָבֹ֥א (yā·ḇō)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֵלַ֛י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

me to inquire
לִדְרֹ֥שׁ (liḏ·rōš)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

of God,”
אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

Moses
מֹשֶׁ֖ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

replied.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say


Additional Translations
“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.And Moses said to his father in law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God:

And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

And Moses says to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to seek judgment from God.

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to enquire of God.

And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God:

Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

And Moses saith to his father-in-law, 'Because the people come unto me to seek God;
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