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Exodus 18:20

Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.

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ASV

and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

KJV

And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֣הve.hiz.har.Tahand you will warnH2094 →
אֶתְהֶ֔ם'et.Hem<obj.> themH853 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.Kimthe statutesH2706 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.Rotthe lawsH8451 →
וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣ve.ho.da'.Taand you will make knownH3045 →
לָהֶ֗םla.Hemto them
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhthe wayH1870 →
יֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khu[which] they will walkH1980 →
בָ֔הּVahin it
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.Sehthe workH4639 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
יַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ya.'a.Sunthey will do !H6213 →

The walk

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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.Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.Deuteronomy 1:18And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.Deuteronomy 8:6Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him.Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.Deuteronomy 4:1Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.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 18:16“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.”Nehemiah 9:13–14You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.Deuteronomy 7:11So keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances that I am giving you to follow this day.Jeremiah 42:3Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, 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.Deuteronomy 6:1–2These 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,Micah 4:2And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.Isaiah 30:21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”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.

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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