Exodus 18:14
When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”
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ASV
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 about thee from morning unto even?
KJV
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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29 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּרְא֙ | vai.yaR' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| חֹתֵ֣ן | cho.Ten | [the] father-in-law of | H2859 → |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| אֵ֛ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | that | H834 → |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| עֹשֶׂ֖ה | 'o.Seh | [was] doing | H6213 → |
| לָעָ֑ם | la.'Am | for the people | H5971 → |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| מָֽה־ | mah- | what? | H4100 → |
| הַדָּבָ֤ר | ha.da.Var | [is] the thing | H1697 → |
| הַזֶּה֙ | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אַתָּ֤ה | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| עֹשֶׂה֙ | 'o.Seh | [are] doing | H6213 → |
| לָעָ֔ם | la.'Am | for the people | H5971 → |
| מַדּ֗וּעַ | ma.Du.a' | why? | H4069 → |
| אַתָּ֤ה | 'a.Tah | [are] you | H859 → |
| יוֹשֵׁב֙ | yo.Shev | sitting | H3427 → |
| לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ | le.va.De.kha | to alone you | H905 → |
| וְכָל־ | ve.khol | and all | H3605 → |
| הָעָ֛ם | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| נִצָּ֥ב | ni.Tzav | [is] standing | H5324 → |
| עָלֶ֖יךָ | 'a.Lei.kha | at you | H5921 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| בֹּ֥קֶר | Bo.ker | morning | H1242 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | until | H5704 → |
| עָֽרֶב׃ | 'A.rev | evening | H6153 → |
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