Exodus 18:13

Exodus 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
• New International Version (NIV)The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening.

Context of Exodus 18:13

11who treated Israel with contempt. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods.” 12Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the leaders of Israel came to eat the meal with Moses’ father-in-law in God’s presence. The next day Moses was settling disagreements among the people. The people stood around Moses from morning until evening. 14When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “Why are you doing this for the people? Why do you sit here alone, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?” 15Moses answered his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to find out God’s will.

Exodus 18:13 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב מֹשֶׁ֖ה לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הָעָם֙ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִן־הַבֹּ֖קֶר עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass on the morrowמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
• that Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• to judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• from the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• unto the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153

Cross-references for Exodus 18:13

• Judges 5:10You people who ride on brown donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and who walk on the road—think.
• Job 29:7When I went through the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
• Isaiah 16:5Then the Lord will set up a trusted king. He will rule faithfully. He is from the tent of David. He judges and searches for justice. He is quick to do what is right.
• Joel 3:12Wake up, you nations. Come to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
• Matthew 23:2“The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees teach with Moses’ authority.
• Romans 12:8If it is encouraging others, devote yourself to giving encouragement. If it is sharing, be generous. If it is leadership, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping people in need, help them cheerfully.
• Romans 13:6That is also why you pay your taxes. People in the government are God’s servants while they do the work he has given them.

Commentaries on Exodus 18:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13To judge the people - To hear and determine controversies between man and man, and to give them instruction in things appertaining to God. From the morning unto the evening - Moses was obliged to sit all day, and the people were continually coming and going.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13From the morning unto the evening - It may be assumed as at least probable that numerous cases of difficulty arose out of the division of the spoil of the Amalekites Exodus 17:13, and causes would have accumulated during the journey from Elim.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-27Verses 13-27 Here is the great zeal and the toil of Moses as a magistrate. Having been employed to redeem Israel out of the house of bondage, he is a further type of Christ, that he is employed as a lawgiver and a judge among them. If the people were as quarrelsome one with another as they were with God, no doubt Moses had many causes brought before him. This business Moses was called to; it appears that he did it with great care and kindness. The meanest…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16Moses had begun to take a role similar to Pharaoh’s. He was making himself necessary for every decision the people faced.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2613-26. on the morrow ... 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. He appears in this attitude as a type of Christ in His legislative and judicial characters. the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening, &c.--Governors in the East seat…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 18:13

• Government
• Moses

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Appeal
• Goodness
• Hard
• Heavy
• Jethro
• Matter
• Wear
• Blindness, Judicial
• Courts, Judicial

Commentaries on Exodus 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings