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Exodus 18:16

“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”

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ASV

when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

KJV

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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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
יִהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehit will be[long]H1961 →
לָהֶ֤םla.Hemto them
דָּבָר֙da.Vara matterH1697 →
בָּ֣אba'[it is] comingH935 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.Tiand I judgeH8199 →
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996 →
אִ֖ישׁ'isheachH376 →
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor hisH7453 →
וְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.Tiand I make knownH3045 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
חֻקֵּ֥יchu.Kei[the] statutes ofH2706 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
תּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.Tavlaws hisH8451 →

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1 Kings 3:16At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.Exodus 24:14And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”Psalms 19:8The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.2 Samuel 15:3Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”Deuteronomy 5:1Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully.1 Corinthians 6:1If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!Deuteronomy 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.Exodus 18:20Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.Deuteronomy 17:8–12If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”Deuteronomy 6:1These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,Numbers 27:6–11and the LORD answered him,Acts 18:14–15But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.Numbers 15:35And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”1 Samuel 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.1 Thessalonians 4:1–2Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.Job 31:13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,Numbers 36:6–9This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.

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The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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