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Selected Verse: Exodus 18:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ex 18:17 |
Strong Concordance |
And Moses [04872]' father in law [02859] said [0559] unto him, The thing [01697] that thou doest [06213] is not good [02896]. |
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King James |
And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Moses' father-in-law said unto him, The thing . . . is not good--not good either for Moses himself, for the maintenance of justice, or for the satisfaction and interests of the people. Jethro gave a prudent counsel as to the division of labor [Exo 18:21-22], and universal experience in the Church and State has attested the soundness and advantages of the principle. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Not good - Not convenient either for thee or them. |
21 Moreover thou shalt provide [02372] out of all the people [05971] able [02428] men [0582], such as fear [03373] God [0430], men [0582] of truth [0571], hating [08130] covetousness [01215]; and place [07760] such over them, to be rulers [08269] of thousands [0505], and rulers [08269] of hundreds [03967], rulers [08269] of fifties [02572], and rulers [08269] of tens [06235]:
22 And let them judge [08199] the people [05971] at all seasons [06256]: and it shall be, that every great [01419] matter [01697] they shall bring [0935] unto thee, but every small [06996] matter [01697] they shall judge [08199]: so shall it be easier [07043] for thyself, and they shall bear [05375] the burden with thee.