Exodus 18:17 KJV — MannaFest

Exodus 18:17

And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

KJV

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WEB

But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.

ASV

And Moses’ father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

YLT

And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, `The thing which thou art doing is not good;

DBT

And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.

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Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Author: Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date: 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

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Acts 6:2
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
Genesis 20:7
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

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Wisdom is profitable to direct, that we may neither content ourselves with less than our duty nor over-task ourselves with that which is beyond our strength. He advised him to such a model of government as would better answer the intention, which was, (1.) That he should reserve to himself all applications to God (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Moses sat to judge the people, &c.--We are here presented with a specimen of his daily morning occupations; and among the multifarious duties his divine legation imposed, it must be considered only a small portion of his official employments.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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