Exodus 18:15
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Bible > Exodus > Chapter 18 > Verse 15
Exodus 18:15
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And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
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And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
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When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And MosesH4872 saidH559 unto his father in lawH2859, Because the peopleH5971 comeH935 unto me to enquireH1875 of GodH430:
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹתְנֹו כִּי־יָבֹא אֵלַי הָעָם לִדְרֹשׁ אֱלֹהִים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
מֹשֶׁ֖ה |
mo.Sheh | H4872 | HNp | Moses |
לְ/חֹתְנ֑/וֹ |
le./cho.te.N/o | H2859 | HR/Vqrmsc/Sp3ms | to/ father-in-law/ his |
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | thatr |
יָבֹ֥א |
ya.Vo' | H935 | HVqi3ms | it comes |
אֵלַ֛/י |
'e.La/i | H413 | HR/Sp1cs | to/ me |
הָ/עָ֖ם |
ha./'Am | H5971 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ people |
לִ/דְרֹ֥שׁ |
li/d.Rosh | H1875 | HR/Vqc | to/ consult |
אֱלֹהִֽים |
'E.lo.Him | H430 | HNcmpa | God |
Strong's References
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
- H1875 — דָּרַשׁ (dârash, daw-rash'): a primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship; ask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.
- H2859 — חָתַן (châthan, khaw-than'): a primitive root; to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage; join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.
- H4872 — מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh, mo-sheh'): from מָשָׁה (mâshâh) H4871; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver; Moses.
- H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- to inquire — Exodus 18:19-20, Leviticus 24:12-14, Numbers 15:34, Numbers 27:5
Reciprocal references (3): Exodus 18:26, Numbers 9:6, 2 Chronicles 34:21
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: COURTS
- Torrey’s: COURTS OF JUSTICE; DESERT, JOURNEY OF ISRAEL THROUGH THE; KENITES, THE
- Nave’s: GOVERNMENT; MOSES
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