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Exodus 18:19

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

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ASV

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God:

KJV

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַתָּ֞ה'a.TahnowH6258 →
שְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'listenH8085 →
בְּקֹלִי֙be.ko.Lito voice myH6963 →
אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khalet me advise youH3289 →
וִיהִ֥יvi.Hiand may he beH1961 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973 →
הֱיֵ֧הhe.YehbeH1961 →
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859 →
לָעָ֗םla.'Amfor the peopleH5971 →
מ֚וּלmulin front ofH4136 →
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.Taand you will bringH935 →
אַתָּ֛ה'a.TahyouH859 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rimthe mattersH1697 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →

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Numbers 27:5So Moses brought their case before the LORD,Exodus 3:12“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”Exodus 20:19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”Deuteronomy 5:5At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:Genesis 39:2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.1 Samuel 15:6And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.2 Corinthians 3:4Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.Numbers 9:6But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same dayExodus 4:16He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.Exodus 18:15“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.Deuteronomy 20:1When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.Exodus 18:24Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.Exodus 4:12Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”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.”2 Samuel 14:17And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.Judges 4:5And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.

About Exodus

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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