Exodus 18:26 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 18:26

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

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ASV

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

KJV

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְשָׁפְט֥וּ	ve.sha.fe.Tu	and they judged	H8199 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָעָ֖ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	at every	H3605 →
עֵ֑ת	'Et	time	H6256 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַדָּבָ֤ר	ha.da.Var	the matter	H1697 →
הַקָּשֶׁה֙	ha.ka.Sheh	<the> difficult	H7186 →
יְבִיא֣וּן	ye.vi.'Un	they brought !	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and every	H3605 →
הַדָּבָ֥ר	ha.da.Var	<the> matter	H1697 →
הַקָּטֹ֖ן	ha.ka.Ton	<the> small	H6996 →
יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ	yish.pu.Tu	they judged	H8199 →
הֵֽם׃	Hem	they	H1992 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
leads to
- Proverbs 29:7
  The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
- Psalms 68:5
  A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
Through
Exodus 18:22
Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened…
leads to
- Numbers 11:17
  And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the…
- Numbers 36:1
  Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families…
- Leviticus 24:11
  The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
Through
Deuteronomy 17:8
If 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…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:5
  Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- Haggai 2:11
  “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling.
- Deuteronomy 1:17
  Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I…