Exodus 18:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 18:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 18:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 18:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.”

Exodus 18:17 — World English Bible

Exodus 18:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Exodus 18:17 — American Standard Version

Exodus 18:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, `The thing which thou art doing <FI>is<Fi> not good;”

Exodus 18:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 18:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Exodus 18:17 — Darby Translation

Exodus 18:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But Moses father in law said vnto him, The thing which thou doest, is not well.”

Exodus 18:17 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 18:17 in Context — Exodus 18

15 Moïse répondit à son beau-père: C’est que le peuple vient à moi pour consulter Dieu.

16 Quand ils ont quelque affaire, ils viennent à moi; je prononce entre eux, et je fais connaître les ordonnances de Dieu et ses lois.

17 Le beau-père de Moïse lui dit: Ce que tu fais n’est pas bien.

18 Tu t’épuiseras toi-même, et tu épuiseras ce peuple qui est avec toi; car la chose est au-dessus de tes forces, tu ne pourras pas y suffire seul.

19 Maintenant écoute ma voix; je vais te donner un conseil, et que Dieu soit avec toi! Sois l’interprète du peuple auprès de Dieu, et porte les affaires devant Dieu.

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What Does Exodus 18:17 Mean?

Exodus 18:17 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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