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Book of Exodus, Chapter 18

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Exodus 18 NASB - New American Standard BibleExodus 18 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 18 of Exodus—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now 1Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
  2. Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife 2Zipporah, after he had sent her away,
  3. and her 3two sons, of whom [a]one was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been 4a [b]sojourner in a foreign land.”
  4. [c]The other was named [d]5Eliezer, for he said, “6The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
  5. ¶ Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses [e]in the wilderness where he was camped, at 7the mount of God.
  6. He [f]sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.”
  7. Then Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and 8he bowed down and 9kissed him; and they 10asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent.
  8. Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians 11for Israel’s sake, all the 12hardship that had befallen them on the journey, and how 13the LORD had delivered them.
  9. Jethro rejoiced over all 14the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, [g]in delivering [h]them from the hand of the Egyptians.
  10. So Jethro said, “15Blessed be the LORD who delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and who delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
  11. Now I know that 16the LORD is greater than all the gods; [i]indeed, 17it was proven when they dealt proudly against [j]the people.”
  12. 18Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat [k]a meal with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
  13. ¶ It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening.
  14. Now when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?”
  15. Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me 19to inquire of God.
  16. When they have a [l]20dispute, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws.”
  17. ¶ Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good.
  18. 21You will surely wear out, both yourself and [m]these people who are with you, for the [n]task is too heavy for you; 22you cannot do it alone.
  19. Now listen to [o]me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. [p]You be the people’s representative before God, and you 23bring the [q]disputes to God,
  20. 24then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them 25the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do.
  21. Furthermore, you shall [r]select out of all the people 26able men 27who fear God, men of truth, those who 28hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, [s]of hundreds, [t]of fifties and [u]of tens.
  22. Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be 29that every major [v]dispute they will bring to you, but every minor [w]dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and 30they will bear the burden with you.
  23. If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to [x]endure, and all [y]these people also will go to [z]their place in peace.”
  24. ¶ So Moses listened [aa]to his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
  25. Moses chose 31able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, [ab]of hundreds, [ac]of fifties and [ad]of tens.
  26. They judged the people at all times; 32the difficult [ae]dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor [af]dispute they themselves would judge.
  27. Then Moses [ag]33bade his father-in-law farewell, and he went his way into his own land.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit the name of the one was
  2. ^ Heb ger
  3. ^ Lit The name of the other was
  4. ^ Heb El-ezer; i.e. my God is help
  5. ^ Lit unto
  6. ^ Lit said
  7. ^ Lit in that He had delivered
  8. ^ Lit him
  9. ^ Lit indeed, in the thing in which they
  10. ^ Lit them
  11. ^ Lit bread
  12. ^ Lit matter
  13. ^ Lit this
  14. ^ Lit matter
  15. ^ Lit my voice
  16. ^ Lit You be for the people in front of God
  17. ^ Lit matters
  18. ^ Lit see
  19. ^ Lit leaders of
  20. ^ Lit leaders of
  21. ^ Lit leaders of
  22. ^ Lit matter
  23. ^ Lit matter
  24. ^ Lit stand
  25. ^ Lit this
  26. ^ Lit his
  27. ^ Lit to the voice of
  28. ^ Lit leaders of
  29. ^ Lit leaders of
  30. ^ Lit leaders of
  31. ^ Lit matter
  32. ^ Lit matter
  33. ^ Lit sent off his father-in-law

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ex 2:16, 18; 3:1
  2. ^ Ex 2:21; 4:25
  3. ^ Ex 2:22; 4:20; Ac 7:29
  4. ^ Ex 2:22
  5. ^ 1Ch 23:15, 17
  6. ^ Ge 49:25
  7. ^ Ex 3:1, 12; 4:27; 24:13
  8. ^ Ge 43:26, 28
  9. ^ Ge 29:13; Ex 4:27
  10. ^ Ge 43:27; 2Sa 11:7
  11. ^ Ex 4:23; 7:4, 5
  12. ^ Nu 20:14; Ne 9:32
  13. ^ Ex 15:6, 16
  14. ^ Is 63:7-14
  15. ^ Ge 14:20; 2Sa 18:28; 1Ki 8:56; Ps 68:19, 20
  16. ^ Ex 12:12; 15:11; 2Ch 2:5; Ps 95:3; 97:9; 135:5
  17. ^ Lu 1:51
  18. ^ Ge 31:54; Ex 24:5
  19. ^ Nu 9:6, 8; 27:5; De 17:8-13
  20. ^ Ex 24:14
  21. ^ Nu 11:14, 17; De 1:12
  22. ^ De 1:9
  23. ^ Nu 27:5
  24. ^ De 1:18; 4:1, 5; 5:1
  25. ^ Ps 143:8
  26. ^ Ex 18:25; De 1:13, 15; 2Ch 19:5-10; Ps 15:1-5; Ac 6:3
  27. ^ Ge 42:18; 2Sa 23:3
  28. ^ De 16:19
  29. ^ De 1:17, 18
  30. ^ Nu 11:17
  31. ^ Ex 18:21; De 1:15
  32. ^ Ex 18:22
  33. ^ Nu 10:29, 30

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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