Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But he said: The thing thou dost is not good. no reference Context Jethro Advises Moses…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. 17But he said: The thing thou dost is not good.18Thou art spent with foolish labour, both thou, and this people that is with thee; the business is above thy strength, thou alone canst not bear it.… Cross References Exodus 18:16 And 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. Exodus 18:18 Thou art spent with foolish labour, both thou, and this people that is with thee; the business is above thy strength, thou alone canst not bear it. Lexicon But Moses’מֹשֶׁ֖ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver father-in-law חֹתֵ֥ן (ḥō·ṯên) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2859: To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage said וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֑יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to “What הַדָּבָ֔ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause you are אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you doing עֹשֶֽׂה׃ (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make is not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no good. טוֹב֙ (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Additional Translations But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.And Moses' father in law said to him, The thing that you do is not good. And Moses father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, Thou dost not this thing rightly, And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good. And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. And Moses's father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou doest is not good. Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good. And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, 'The thing which thou art doing is not good; Jump to Previous Father-In-Law Good Law Moses Moses'sJump to Next Father-In-Law Good Law Moses Moses'sExternal Links Exodus 18:17 NIVExodus 18:17 NLT Exodus 18:17 ESV Exodus 18:17 NASB Exodus 18:17 ASV Exodus 18:17 Bible Apps Exodus 18:17 Biblia Paralela Exodus 18:17 Chinese Bible Exodus 18:17 French Bible Exodus 18:17 German Bible Alphabetical: are doing father-in-law good him is Moses not replied said that The thing to What you OT Law: Exodus 18:17 Moses' father-in-law said to him The thing (Exo. Ex) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |