This is a continuation of my review of the Lord’s patience with the 24,000 killed by Moses, Phineas and the judges or tribes of Israel after joining themselves to Baal of Peor. I intended to skip the next event recorded in Exodus because it didn’t seem to deal directly with the Lord’s patience (Exodus 18:5 ESV).
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was encamped at the mountain of God.
There is more here than a family reunion but I’ve tended to view that more in a negative light.
Since I ended the previous essay in this thread with Moses’ desire that the Lord would put his Spirit on all the Lord’s people, and since it’s becoming apparent that the Lord’s patience with the 24,000 is more generally a record of the Lord’s patience (and the limits of that patience) with the old human (τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον)—the old man, which is being corrupted according to the desires of deceit, it seems appropriate now to consider what prompted Jethro’s advice to his son-in-law Moses (Exodus 18:13-16 ESV).
The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?” And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God; when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I make them know the statutes of God and his laws.”
On other occasions I may have seen Moses’ explanation and description too much through Jethro’s eyes as a small claims court unworthy of Moses’ dignity and a waste of his time. But the people come to me to inquire of God rings loud and clear now (not to mention the phrases for the people rather than to the people). The Hebrew verb translated to inquire is לִדְרֹשׁ, a Qal infinitive form of דָּרַשׁ (dāraš): לִדְרֹשׁ “is an infinitive construct with” לִ. “It gives the purpose… For beginners, Hebrew obedience is rarely passive. The language pushes toward visible action.” The “visible action” of the people’s purpose to inquire of God was that they stood around Moses from morning till evening.
The Qal infinitive form לִדְרֹשׁ occurs first in the story of Rebekah’s pregnancy (Genesis 25:19-22 ESV).
These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went (the “visible action” of her purpose) to inquire (לִדְרֹשׁ, an infinitive form of דָּרַשׁ, dāraš) of the Lord.
In the Septuagint לִדְרֹשׁ was translated πυθέσθαι, an infinitive form of πυνθάνομαι, to inquire (NETS), to enquire (English Elpenor): “to ask, inquire; to learn by inquiry, learn by hearsay; to seek information (from someone).” But in Exodus 18:15 לִדְרֹשׁ, the same Qal infinitive form of דָּרַשׁ (dāraš), was translated with two Greek words: ἐκζητῆσαι κρίσιν, to seek judgment (NETS, English Elpenor).
After the flood Noah built an altar to the Lord (Genesis 8:21, 22 ESV):
And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done [Table]. While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease” [Table].
This is an explicit statement of the Lord’s patience with the old human (τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον)—the old man, which is being corrupted according to the desires of deceit—even as it highlights the fact that drowning all but eight people on the planet did nothing to alter the evil intentions of the human heart. It only diminished the quantity of human hearts expressing those evil intentions as visible action. And yet, descendants of those eight survivors waited from morning till evening to know the thoughts of living God from one who communed regularly with Him. Granted, these were also descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, chosen by Him to be a blessing to all. But why is the same Hebrew infinitive translated—Then she went to inquire of the Lord—when applied to Jacob’s mother and—the people come to me to seek judgment from God—when applied to Jacob’s descendants?
Now Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it was burned up!
Here, the Hebrew words translated diligently inquired are דָּרֹשׁ, another Qal infinitive form of דָּרַשׁ (dāraš), followed by דָּרַשׁ, a Qal perfect form. These were translated ζητῶν ἐξεζήτησε(ν) in the Septuagint, inquired and sought (NETS), diligently sought (English Elpenor). The present participle ζητῶν is a form of ζητέω; ἐξεζήτησε(ν) is an indicative form of ἐκζητέω in the aorist tense; ἐκζητῆσαι from Exodus 18:15 is an aorist infinitive form of ἐκζητέω.
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ζητέω
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ἐκζητέω
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| to seek, search, look for; to inquire, investigate, examine, consider, deliberate; to try to obtain, desire to possess; to strive for, aim for, desire, wish; to ask for, request, demand (something); to attempt, try; to require; to claim (as entitlement); to appeal to someone for guidance |
to seek out, search for; to desire, seek to get; to seek out, visit; to engage oneself earnestly and devotedly in; to ask for; to undertake an investigation; to charge with, require of; to apply to someone (for guidance); to demand an account of; to worship (Hebraism) |
This explains the translation of לִדְרֹשׁ, a Qal infinitive form of דָּרַשׁ (dāraš), with ἐκζητῆσαι in Exodus 18:15 somewhat. But why add κρίσιν, an accusative form of κρίσις, judgment (NETS, English Elpenor), as a direct object of the verb, describing what was sought? The next word in Hebrew is אֱלֹהִים (ĕlōhîm), of God (ESV), while the next word in Genesis 25:22 is יְהוָה (yᵊhōvâ), of the Lord (ESV). The Greek of the Septuagint is παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ and παρὰ κυρίου respectively, from God (NETS, English Elpenor) and of the Lord (NETS, English Elpenor).
It begs the question, was some form of מִשְׁפָּט (mišpāṭ) edited out of the Masoretic text here, or did the translators of the Septuagint add κρίσιν as an editorial comment to explain their understanding of the Hebrew text? Did Moses say: For the people come to me to seek God (Complete Jewish Bible), Because the people come unto me to enquire of God (KJV), Because the people come to me to inquire of God (NET), or Because the people come to me to seek judgment from God (NETS, English Elpenor)? The difference is subtle but not entirely inconsequential. It is the difference between a small claims court that may well be unworthy of Moses’ dignity and a waste of his time, or evidence of something at work in people whose evil hearts should have dissuaded from seeking, or inquiring of, God.
The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, David wrote, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God [Table]. They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one [Table]. And yet, these particular people waited from morning till evening, and Moses waited with them, patiently teaching, making their secondhand encounter with living God as personal as possible.
I’m not suggesting that the Lord or David misjudged the old human, but rather that the grace of living God was having an effect upon these particular old humans at this particular moment that caused them to wait from morning till evening to know his thoughts from one who communed regularly with Him. The Lord suffers no delusions regarding the old human, but knows his own power to draw people to Himself. Even before Israel entered the promised land, Moses prophesied to them (Deuteronomy 4:26-29 ESV):
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess. You will not live long in it, but will be utterly destroyed. And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will drive you. And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Here, you search after him is a translation of תִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ, a Qal imperfect form of דָּרַשׁ (dāraš). It was translated ἐκζητήσητε, a form of ἐκζητέω, you seek…out (NETS), ye shall seek (English Elpenor), in the Septuagint. If the “visible action” of the people’s purpose to inquire of God was that they stood around Moses from morning till evening, might it also be a “visible action” demonstrating that you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul?
Admittedly, once they entered the promised land the “visible action” to search after him with all your heart and with all your soul was more detailed (Deuteronomy 12:1-5 ESV).
“These are the statutes and rules that you shall be careful to do in the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth. You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and burn their Asherim with fire. You shall chop down the carved images of their gods and destroy their name out of that place. You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way. But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go…
Here, תִדְרְשׁוּ, you shall seek (ESV), another Qal imperfect form of דָּרַשׁ (dāraš), translated ἐκζητήσετε, you…will seek (NETS), ye shall…seek (English Elpenor), begins the statutes that describe the “visible action” to search after living God (as distinct from dead idols) with all your heart and with all your soul. The statutes were preceded in the text by rules—וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים, a form of מִשְׁפָּט, mišpāṭ; Septuagint: κρίσεις, a plural form of κρίσις—literally judgments (KJV, NETS, English Elpenor) against the gods of the nations whom you shall dispossess. And once all of this is accomplished and God has chosen a place out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation, this would become the way to seek, and to inquire of, Him. But prior to all of this, Moses, who communes regularly with the Lord, seems to be the center of the Lord’s grace, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening.
“When the Lord your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.’ You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.
Here, תִּדְרֹשׁ, you…inquire (ESV), another Qal imperfect form of דָּרַשׁ (dāraš), was translated ἐκζητήσῃς in the BLB Septuagint, you shall…seek. This tendency of the old human (τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον)—the old man, which is being corrupted according to the desires of deceit—to follow after other people rather than to obey the Lord explains both the judgments against the gods of the nations and the statutes to seek and to go to the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. The Old Testament, the four Gospel narratives, parts of the letters and Revelation demonstrate repeatedly that the old human is more likely to worship and serve almost anything that is not living God. As Jesus said to the Jews having believed in Him, You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father.
And yet, the people stood around Moses from morning till evening, the people come to me, Moses explained to his father-in-law, to inquire of God; when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I make them know the statutes of God and his laws.
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do. Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.”
Perhaps the kindest thing one might say about Jethro is Paul’s description of the natural man (ψυχικὸς ἄνθρωπος):
But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
The Septuagint, especially the NETS translation of the Septuagint, casts Jethro’s words in a darker light more in keeping with Jesus’ assessment of the old human (Exodus 18:18a NETS).
You will be destroyed with unbearable destruction, both you and all this people who are with you.
Yes, seeking living God through Moses, who communed regularly with Him, would be very destructive to the deceitful desires of the old human, but the duality here is quite real: the Jews having believed in Jesus were as clueless as Jethro about the origin of those desires and whose interests they served. Only Jesus, the one new human (τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον) the new man, having been created according to God in righteousness and holiness of truth, could perceive and reveal what is spiritually discerned. Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually, was sung centuries later, after David brought the ark of the covenant of God to Jerusalem.
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. And they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves. Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went away to his own country.
And so, the people who sought to inquire of God were removed that many steps farther away from the grace of God that was centered upon Moses. And Moses became, as Jethro suggested, a kind of court of last resort, a supreme court. And the Lord’s direct communication to Moses, how to worship Him in the promised land, became a collection of abstract principles open to the interpretation of a host of men who did not commune regularly with the Lord. As Paul wrote, but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not attain to that law [Table]. Why? Because it was not by faith, but as by works [Table].
Or perhaps a form of מִשְׁפָּט (mišpāṭ) was edited out of the Masoretic text; perhaps the Septuagint alone remains as the more original text here (Exodus 18:14b-16 NETS):
“What is this that you are doing to the people? Why do you sit alone, but all the people stand near you from morning to evening?” And Moyses says to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek judgment from God. For whenever a dispute happens to them and they come to me, I decide for each person, and I teach them the ordinances of God and his law.”
Perhaps this is a description of angry, vengeful people, willing to stand around all day so that Moses might vindicate them and judge their adversaries, a small claims court unworthy of Moses’ dignity and a waste of his time. As Paul wrote the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 6:7, 8 Berean Literal Bible):
Therefore indeed, it is already altogether a defeat for you that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? But you do wrong and defraud, and this to brothers!
For if you forgive men their trespasses, Jesus taught, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses [Table].
Tables comparing Exodus 18:5; 18:13; 18:14; 18:15; 18:16; Genesis 25:19; 25:20; 25:21; 25:22; Leviticus 10:16; Deuteronomy 4:26; 4:27; 4:28; 4:29; 12:1; 12:2; 12:3; 12:4; 12:5; 12:29; 12:30; 12:31; Exodus 18:17; 18:18; 18:19; 18:20; 18:21; 18:22; 18:23; 1 Chronicles 16:11; 16:6; Exodus 18:24; 18:25; 18:26 and 18:27 in the Tanakh, KJV and NET, and comparing the Greek of Exodus 18:5; 18:13; 18:14; 18:15; 18:16; Genesis 25:19; 25:20; 25:21; 25:22; Leviticus 10:16; Deuteronomy 4:26; 4:27; 4:28; 4:29; 12:1; 12:2; 12:3; 12:4; 12:5; 12:29; 12:30; 12:31; Exodus 18:17; 18:18; 18:19; 18:20; 18:21; 18:22; 18:23; 1 Chronicles (Supplements) 16:11; 16:6; Exodus 18:24; 18:25; 18:26 and 18:27 in the Septuagint (BLB and Elpenor), and tables comparing 1 Corinthians 6:7, 8 in the NET and KJV follow.
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Exodus 18:5 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:5 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:5 (NET)
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| Now Moses’ father in law, Jethro, and his [Moses’] sons and his wife came to Moses, to the desert where he was encamped, to the mountain of God. |
And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God: |
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, together with Moses’ sons and his wife, came to Moses in the wilderness where he was camping by the mountain of God. |
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Exodus 18:5 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:5 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ιοθορ ὁ γαμβρὸς Μωυσῆ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ καὶ ἡ γυνὴ πρὸς Μωυσῆν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον οὗ παρενέβαλεν ἐπ᾽ ὄρους τοῦ θεοῦ |
καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ᾿Ιοθὸρ ὁ γαμβρὸς Μωυσῆ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ καὶ ἡ γυνὴ πρὸς Μωυσῆν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον, οὗ παρενέβαλεν ἐπ᾿ ὄρους τοῦ Θεοῦ |
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Exodus 18:5 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:5 (English Elpenor)
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| And Iothor, Moyses’ father-in-law, and the sons and wife came to Moyses in the wilderness, where he encamped at the mountain of God. |
And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, and his sons and his wife, went forth to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped on the mount of God. |
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Exodus 18:13 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:13 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:13 (NET)
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| It came about on the next day that Moses sat down to judge the people, and the people stood before Moses from the morning until the evening. |
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. |
On the next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning until evening. |
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Exodus 18:14 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:14 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:14 (NET)
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| When Moses’ father in law saw what he was doing to the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing to the people? Why do you sit by yourself, while all the people stand before you from morning till evening?” |
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? |
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting by yourself, and all the people stand around you from morning until evening?” |
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Exodus 18:14 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:14 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ ἰδὼν Ιοθορ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίει τῷ λαῷ λέγει τί τοῦτο ὃ σὺ ποιεῖς τῷ λαῷ διὰ τί σὺ κάθησαι μόνος πᾶς δὲ ὁ λαὸς παρέστηκέν σοι ἀπὸ πρωίθεν ἕως δείλης |
καὶ ἰδὼν ᾿Ιοθὸρ πάντα ὅσα ποιεῖ τῷ λαῷ, λέγει· τί τοῦτο, ὃ σὺ ποιεῖς τῷ λαῷ; διατί σὺ κάθησαι μόνος, πᾶς δὲ ὁ λαὸς παρέστηκέ σοι ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν ἕως δείλης |
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Exodus 18:14 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:14 (English Elpenor)
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| And when Iothor saw all that he was doing for the people, he says, “What is this that you are doing to the people? Why do you sit alone, but all the people stand near you from morning to evening?” |
And Jothor having seen all that [Moses] did to the people, says, What is this that thou doest to the people? wherefore sittest thou alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning till evening? |
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Exodus 18:15 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:15 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:15 (NET)
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| Moses said to his father in law, “For the people come to me to seek God. |
And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: |
Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God. |
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Exodus 18:16 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:16 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:16 (NET)
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| If any of them has a case, he comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the statutes of God and His teachings.” |
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. |
When they have a dispute, it comes to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the decrees of God and his laws.” |
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Exodus 18:16 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:16 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| ὅταν γὰρ γένηται αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογία καὶ ἔλθωσι πρός με διακρίνω ἕκαστον καὶ συμβιβάζω αὐτοὺς τὰ προστάγματα τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὸν νόμον αὐτοῦ |
ὅταν γὰρ γένηται αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογία καὶ ἔλθωσι πρός με, διακρίνω ἕκαστον καὶ συμβιβάζω αὐτοὺς τὰ προστάγματα τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τὸν νόμον αὐτοῦ |
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Exodus 18:16 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:16 (English Elpenor)
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| For whenever a dispute happens to them and they come to me, I decide for each person, and I teach them the ordinances of God and his law.” |
For whenever there is a dispute among them, and they come to me, I give judgment upon each, and I teach them the ordinances of God and his law. |
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Genesis 25:19 (CJB)
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Genesis 25:19 (KJV)
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Genesis 25:19 (NET)
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| And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham; Abraham begot Isaac. |
And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac: |
This is the account of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac. |
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Genesis 25:20 (CJB)
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Genesis 25:20 (KJV)
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Genesis 25:20 (NET)
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| And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to himself for a wife. |
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. |
When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. |
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Genesis 25:20 (Septuagint BLB)
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Genesis 25:20b (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| ἦν δὲ Ισαακ ἐτῶν τεσσαράκοντα ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὴν Ρεβεκκαν θυγατέρα Βαθουηλ τοῦ Σύρου ἐκ τῆς Μεσοποταμίας ἀδελφὴν Λαβαν τοῦ Σύρου ἑαυτῷ γυναῖκα |
ἦν δὲ ᾿Ισαὰκ ἐτῶν τεσσαράκοντα, ὅτε ἔλαβε τὴν Ρεβέκκαν θυγατέρα Βαθουὴλ τοῦ Σύρου ἐκ τῆς Μεσοποταμίας Συρίας, ἀδελφὴν Λάβαν τοῦ Σύρου, ἑαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα |
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Genesis 25:20 (NETS)
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Genesis 25:20b (English Elpenor)
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| Now Isaak was forty years of age when he took Rebekka, daughter of Bathouel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister of Laban the Syrian, as a wife for himself. |
And Isaac was forty years old when he took to wife Rebecca, daughter of Bathuel the Syrian, out of Syrian Mesopotamia, sister of Laban the Syrian. |
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Genesis 25:21 (CJB)
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Genesis 25:21 (KJV)
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Genesis 25:21 (NET)
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| And Isaac prayed to the Lord opposite his wife because she was barren, and the Lord accepted his prayer, and Rebecca his wife conceived. |
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. |
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. |
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Genesis 25:22 (CJB)
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Genesis 25:22 (KJV)
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Genesis 25:22 (NET)
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| And the children struggled within her, and she said, “If [it be] so, why am I [like] this?” And she went to inquire of the Lord. |
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. |
But the children struggled inside her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she asked the Lord, |
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Leviticus 10:16 (CJB)
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Leviticus 10:16 (KJV)
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Leviticus 10:16 (NET)
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| And Moses thoroughly investigated concerning the sin offering he goat, and behold, it had been burnt! So he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s surviving sons, saying, |
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, |
Later Moses sought diligently for the sin-offering male goat, but it had actually been burnt. So he became angry at Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, saying, |
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Leviticus 10:16 (Septuagint BLB)
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Leviticus 10:16 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ τὸν χίμαρον τὸν περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ζητῶν ἐξεζήτησεν Μωυσῆς καὶ ὅδε ἐνεπεπύριστο καὶ ἐθυμώθη Μωυσῆς ἐπὶ Ελεαζαρ καὶ Ιθαμαρ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ααρων τοὺς καταλελειμμένους λέγων |
Καὶ τὸν χίμαρον τὸν περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ζητῶν ἐξεζήτησε Μωυσῆς. καὶ ὅδε ἐνεπεπύριστο· καὶ ἐθυμώθη Μωυσῆς ἐπὶ ᾿Ελεάζαρ καὶ ᾿Ιθάμαρ τοὺς υἱοὺς ᾿Ααρὼν τοὺς καταλελειμμένους, λέγων |
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Leviticus 10:16 (NETS)
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Leviticus 10:16 (English Elpenor)
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| And when Moyses inquired and sought the goat for sin—this had already been burned up! And Moyses was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, saying, |
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, but it had been consumed by fire; and Moses was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron that were left, saying, |
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Deuteronomy 4:26 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 4:26 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 4:26 (NET)
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| I call as witness against you this very day the heaven and the earth, that you will speedily and utterly perish from the land to which you cross the Jordan, to possess; you will not prolong your days upon it, but will be utterly destroyed. |
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. |
I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely and swiftly be removed from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be annihilated. |
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Deuteronomy 4:26 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 4:26 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| διαμαρτύρομαι ὑμῖν σήμερον τόν τε οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν ὅτι ἀπωλείᾳ ἀπολεῖσθε ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς εἰς ἣν ὑμεῖς διαβαίνετε τὸν Ιορδάνην ἐκεῖ κληρονομῆσαι αὐτήν οὐχὶ πολυχρονιεῖτε ἡμέρας ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἐκτριβῇ ἐκτριβήσεσθε |
διαμαρτύρομαι ὑμῖν σήμερον τόν τε οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν, ὅτι ἀπωλείᾳ ἀπολεῖσθε ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, εἰς ἣν ὑμεῖς διαβαίνετε τὸν ᾿Ιορδάνην ἐκεῖ κληρονομῆσαι αὐτήν. οὐχὶ πολυχρονιεῖτε ἡμέρας ἐπ᾿ αὐτῆς, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ ἐκτριβῇ ἐκτριβήσεσθε |
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Deuteronomy 4:26 (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 4:26 (English Elpenor)
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| I call sky and earth to witness against you today that by destruction you will perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to inherit there; you will not prolong days on it but will be wiped out with a wiping. |
I call heaven and earth this day to witness against you, that ye shall surely perish from off the land, into which ye go across Jordan to inherit it there; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall be utterly cut off. |
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Deuteronomy 4:27 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 4:27 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 4:27 (NET)
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| And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will remain few in number among the nations to where the Lord will lead you. |
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you. |
Then the Lord will scatter you among the peoples and there will be very few of you among the nations where the Lord will drive you. |
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Deuteronomy 4:28 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 4:28 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 4:28 (NET)
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| And there you will worship gods, man’s handiwork, wood and stone, which neither see, hear, eat, nor smell. |
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. |
There you will worship gods made by human hands—wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell. |
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Deuteronomy 4:28 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 4:28 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ λατρεύσετε ἐκεῖ θεοῖς ἑτέροις ἔργοις χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων ξύλοις καὶ λίθοις οἳ οὐκ ὄψονται οὐδὲ μὴ ἀκούσωσιν οὔτε μὴ φάγωσιν οὔτε μὴ ὀσφρανθῶσιν |
καὶ λατρεύσετε ἐκεῖ θεοῖς ἑτέροις, ἔργοις χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων, ξύλοις καὶ λίθοις, οἳ οὐκ ὄψονται οὐδὲ μὴ ἀκούσωσιν οὔτε μὴ φάγωσιν οὔτε μὴ ὀσφρανθῶσι |
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Deuteronomy 4:28 (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 4:28 (English Elpenor)
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| And there you will serve other gods, works of human hands, wood and stone, who will neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. |
And ye shall there serve other gods, the works of the hands of men, wood and stones, which cannot see, nor can they hear, nor eat, nor smell. |
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Deuteronomy 4:29 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 4:29 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 4:29 (NET)
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| And from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him, if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. |
But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul. |
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Deuteronomy 4:29 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 4:29 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ ζητήσετε ἐκεῖ κύριον τὸν θεὸν ὑμῶν καὶ εὑρήσετε ὅταν ἐκζητήσητε αὐτὸν ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου ἐν τῇ θλίψει σου |
καὶ ζητήσετε ἐκεῖ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ὑμῶν καὶ εὑρήσετε αὐτόν, ὅταν ἐκζητήσητε αὐτὸν ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου ἐν τῇ θλίψει σου |
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Deuteronomy 4:29, (30) (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 4:29 (English Elpenor)
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| And there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him when you seek him out with your whole heart and with your whole soul, (30) in your distress. |
And there ye shall seek the Lord your God, and ye shall find him whenever ye shall seek him with all your heart, and with all your soul in your affliction. |
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Deuteronomy 12:1 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 12:1 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 12:1 (NET)
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| These are the statutes and ordinances that you shall keep to perform in the land which the Lord God of your fathers gives you to possess all the days that you live on the earth. |
These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. |
These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to obey as long as you live in the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess. |
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Deuteronomy 12:1 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 12:1 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ ταῦτα τὰ προστάγματα καὶ αἱ κρίσεις ἃς φυλάξετε τοῦ ποιεῖν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἧς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν δίδωσιν ὑμῖν ἐν κλήρῳ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἃς ὑμεῖς ζῆτε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς |
ΚΑΙ ταῦτα τὰ προστάγματα καὶ αἱ κρίσεις, ἃς φυλάξετε τοῦ ποιεῖν ἐν τῇ γῇ, ἣν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν δίδωσιν ὑμῖν ἐν κλήρῳ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας, ἃς ὑμεῖς ζῆτε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς |
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Deuteronomy 12:1 (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 12:1 (English Elpenor)
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| And these are the ordinances and the judgments that you shall be watchful to perform in the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you as an allotment all the days that you live on the earth. |
And these [are] the ordinances and the judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of your fathers gives you for an inheritance, all the days which ye live upon the land. |
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Deuteronomy 12:2 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 12:2 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 12:2 (NET)
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| You shall utterly destroy from all the places where the nations, that you shall possess, worshipped their gods, upon the lofty mountains and upon the hills, and under every lush tree. |
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: |
You must by all means destroy all the places where the nations you are about to dispossess worship their gods—on the high mountains and hills and under every leafy tree. |
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Deuteronomy 12:2 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 12:2 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| ἀπωλείᾳ ἀπολεῖτε πάντας τοὺς τόπους ἐν οἷς ἐλάτρευσαν ἐκεῖ τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν οὓς ὑμεῖς κληρονομεῖτε αὐτούς ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων τῶν ὑψηλῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν θινῶν καὶ ὑποκάτω δένδρου δασέος |
ἀπωλείᾳ ἀπολεῖτε πάντας τοὺς τόπους, ἐν οἷς ἐλάτρευσαν ἐκεῖ τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν, οὓς ὑμεῖς κληρονομεῖτε αὐτούς, ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων τῶν ὑψηλῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν θινῶν καὶ ὑποκάτω δένδρου δασέος |
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Deuteronomy 12:2 (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 12:2 (English Elpenor)
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| You shall with destruction destroy all the places, there where the nations whom you are about to dispossess serve their gods on the high mountains and on the dunes and beneath every leafy tree. |
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places in which they served their gods, whose [land] ye inherit, on the high mountains and on the hills, and under the thick tree. |
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Deuteronomy 12:3 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 12:3 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 12:3 (NET)
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| And you shall tear down their altars, smash their monuments, burn their asherim with fire, cut down the graven images of their gods, and destroy their name from that place. |
And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. |
You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, burn up their sacred Asherah poles, and cut down the images of their gods; you must eliminate their very memory from that place. |
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Deuteronomy 12:3 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 12:3 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ κατασκάψετε τοὺς βωμοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ συντρίψετε τὰς στήλας αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ἄλση αὐτῶν ἐκκόψετε καὶ τὰ γλυπτὰ τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν κατακαύσετε πυρί καὶ ἀπολεῖται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου |
καὶ κατασκάψετε τοὺς βωμοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ συντρίψετε τὰς στήλας αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ἄλση αὐτῶν ἐκκόψετε καὶ τὰ γλυπτὰ τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν κατακαύσετε πυρί, καὶ ἀπολεῖται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου |
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Deuteronomy 12:3 (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 12:3 (English Elpenor)
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| And you shall chop down their altars and smash their steles and cut down their groves and burn with fire the carved objects of their gods and blot out their name from that place. |
And ye shall destroy their altars, and break in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their groves, and ye shall burn with fire the graven images of their gods, and ye shall abolish their name out of that place. |
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Deuteronomy 12:5 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 12:5 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 12:5 (NET)
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| But only to the place which the Lord your God shall choose from all your tribes, to set His Name there; you shall inquire after His dwelling and come there. |
But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: |
But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there. |
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Deuteronomy 12:5 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 12:5 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| ἀλλ᾽ ἢ εἰς τὸν τόπον ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν ἐν μιᾷ τῶν φυλῶν ὑμῶν ἐπονομάσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ ἐπικληθῆναι καὶ ἐκζητήσετε καὶ εἰσελεύσεσθε ἐκεῖ |
ἀλλ᾿ ἢ εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου ἐν μιᾷ τῶν πόλεων ὑμῶν ἐπονομάσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ καὶ ἐπικληθῆναι, καὶ ἐκζητήσετε καὶ εἰσελεύσεσθε ἐκεῖ |
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Deuteronomy 12:5 (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 12:5 (English Elpenor)
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| But the place which the Lord your God may choose in one of your tribes, to designate that his name be called there, you too will seek and enter there. |
But in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose in one of your cities to name his name there, and to be called upon, ye shall even seek [him] out and go thither. |
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Deuteronomy 12:29 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 12:29 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 12:29 (NET)
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| When the Lord, your God cuts off the nations to which you will come to drive them out from before you, and when you drive them out and dwell in their land, |
When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; |
When the Lord your God eliminates the nations from the place where you are headed and you dispossess them, you will settle down in their land. |
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Deuteronomy 12:29 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 12:29 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| ἐὰν δὲ ἐξολεθρεύσῃ κύριος ὁ θεός σου τὰ ἔθνη εἰς οὓς σὺ εἰσπορεύῃ ἐκεῖ κληρονομῆσαι τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν ἀπὸ προσώπου σου καὶ κατακληρονομήσῃς αὐτοὺς καὶ κατοικήσῃς ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτῶν |
᾿Εὰν δὲ ἐξολοθρεύσῃ Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου τὰ ἔθνη, εἰς οὓς εἰσπορεύῃ ἐκεῖ κληρονομῆσαι τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν, ἀπὸ προσώπου σου καὶ κατακληρονομήσῃς αὐτήν, καὶ κατοικήσῃς ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτῶν |
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Deuteronomy 12:29 (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 12:29 (English Elpenor)
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| Now if the Lord your God utterly destroys from before you the nations among which you may enter there to inherit their land, and you dispossess them and live in their land, |
And if the Lord thy God shall utterly destroy the nations, to whom thou goest in thither to inherit their land, from before thee, and thou shalt inherit it, and dwell in their land; |
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Deuteronomy 12:30 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 12:30 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 12:30 (NET)
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| Beware, lest you be attracted after them, after they are exterminated from before you; and lest you inquire about their gods, saying, “How did these nations serve their gods? And I will do likewise.” |
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. |
After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.” |
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Deuteronomy 12:31 (CJB)
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Deuteronomy 12:31 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 12:31 (NET)
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| You shall not do so to the Lord, your God; for every abomination to the Lord which He hates, they did to their gods, for also their sons and their daughters they would burn in fire to their gods. |
Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. |
You must not worship the Lord your God the way they do! For everything that is abhorrent to him, everything he hates, they have done when worshiping their gods. They even burn up their sons and daughters before their gods! |
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Deuteronomy 12:31 (Septuagint BLB)
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Deuteronomy 12:31 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| οὐ ποιήσεις οὕτως κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σου τὰ γὰρ βδελύγματα ἃ κύριος ἐμίσησεν ἐποίησαν τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν ὅτι τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῶν κατακαίουσιν ἐν πυρὶ τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν |
οὐ ποιήσεις οὕτω τῷ Θεῷ σου· τὰ γὰρ βδελύγματα Κυρίου, ἃ ἐμίσησεν, ἐποίησαν ἐν τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν, ὅτι τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῶν κατακαίουσιν ἐν πυρὶ τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν |
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Deuteronomy 12:31 (NETS)
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Deuteronomy 12:31 (English Elpenor)
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| You shall not do thus to the Lord your God, for the abominations to the Lord, which he hates, they have done for their gods. For they burn their sons and their daughters in fire to their gods. |
Thou shalt not do so to thy God; for they have sacrificed to their gods the abominations of the Lord which he hates, for they burn their sons and their daughters in fire to their gods. |
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Exodus 18:17 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:17 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:17 (NET)
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| Moses’ father in law said to him, “The thing you are doing is not good. |
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. |
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good! |
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Exodus 18:18 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:18 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:18 (NET)
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| You will surely wear yourself out both you and these people who are with you for the matter is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone. |
Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. |
You will surely wear out, both you and these people who are with you, for this is too heavy a burden for you; you are not able to do it by yourself. |
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Exodus 18:18 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:18 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| φθορᾷ καταφθαρήσῃ ἀνυπομονήτῳ καὶ σὺ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς οὗτος ὅς ἐστιν μετὰ σοῦ βαρύ σοι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο οὐ δυνήσῃ ποιεῖν μόνος |
φθορᾷ καταφθαρήσῃ ἀνυπομονήτῳ καὶ σὺ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς οὗτος, ὅς ἐστι μετὰ σοῦ· βαρύ σοι τὸ ρῆμα τοῦτο, οὐ δυνήσῃ ποιεῖν σὺ μόνος |
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Exodus 18:(18) (NETS)
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Exodus 18:18 (English Elpenor)
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| You will be destroyed with unbearable destruction, both you and all this people who are with you. This matter is too heavy for you—you will be unable to do it alone. |
thou wilt wear away with intolerable weariness, both those and all this people which is with thee: this thing is hard, thou wilt not be able to endure it thyself alone. |
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Exodus 18:19 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:19 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:19 (NET)
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| Now listen to me. I will advise you, and may the Lord be with you. [You] represent the people before God, and you shall bring the matters to God. |
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: |
Now listen to me, I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You be a representative for the people to God, and you bring their disputes to God; |
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Exodus 18:19 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:19 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| νῦν οὖν ἄκουσόν μου καὶ συμβουλεύσω σοι καὶ ἔσται ὁ θεὸς μετὰ σοῦ γίνου σὺ τῷ λαῷ τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν καὶ ἀνοίσεις τοὺς λόγους αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν θεὸν |
νῦν οὖν ἄκουσόν μου καὶ συμβουλεύσω σοι, καὶ ἔσται ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ σοῦ. γίνου σὺ τῷ λαῷ τὰ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν καὶ ἀνοίσεις τοὺς λόγους αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν |
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Exodus 18:19 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:19 (English Elpenor)
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| Now then listen to me, and I will advise you, and God will be with you. You be for the people the things pertaining to God, and you shall bring their cases to God, |
Now then hearken to me, and I will advise thee, and God shall be with thee: be thou to the people in the things pertaining to God, and thou shalt bring their matters to God. |
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Exodus 18:20 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:20 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:20 (NET)
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| And you shall admonish them concerning the statutes and the teachings, and you shall make known to them the way they shall go and the deed[s] they shall do. |
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. |
warn them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do. |
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Exodus 18:20 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:20 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ διαμαρτυρῇ αὐτοῖς τὰ προστάγματα τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὸν νόμον αὐτοῦ καὶ σημανεῖς αὐτοῖς τὰς ὁδούς ἐν αἷς πορεύσονται ἐν αὐταῖς καὶ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιήσουσιν |
καὶ διαμαρτύρῃ αὐτοῖς τὰ προστάγματα τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τὸν νόμον αὐτοῦ καὶ σημανεῖς αὐτοῖς τὰς ὁδούς, ἐν αἷς πορεύσονται ἐν αὐταῖς, καὶ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιήσουσι |
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Exodus 18:20 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:20 (English Elpenor)
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| and you shall attest to them the ordinances of God and his law, and you shall show them the ways that they shall walk in and the works that they shall do. |
And thou shalt testify to them the ordinances of God and his law, and thou shalt shew to them the ways in which they shall walk, and the works which they shall do. |
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Exodus 18:21 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:21 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:21 (NET)
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| But you shall choose out of the entire nation men of substance, God fearers, men of truth, who hate monetary gain, and you shall appoint over them [Israel] leaders over thousands, leaders over hundreds, leaders over fifties, and leaders over tens. |
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: |
But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing men, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. |
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Exodus 18:21 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:21 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ σὺ σεαυτῷ σκέψαι ἀπὸ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ ἄνδρας δυνατοὺς θεοσεβεῖς ἄνδρας δικαίους μισοῦντας ὑπερηφανίαν καὶ καταστήσεις αὐτοὺς ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν χιλιάρχους καὶ ἑκατοντάρχους καὶ πεντηκοντάρχους καὶ δεκαδάρχους |
καὶ σὺ σεαυτῷ σκέψαι ἀπὸ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ ἄνδρας δυνατούς, θεοσεβεῖς, ἄνδρας δικαίους, μισοῦντας ὑπερηφανίαν, καὶ καταστήσεις ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸν χιλιάρχους καὶ ἑκατοντάρχους καὶ πεντηκοντάρχους καὶ δεκαδάρχους |
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Exodus 18:21 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:21 (English Elpenor)
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| And you, search for yourself from all the people capable, god-fearing men, righteous men, who hate arrogance, and you shall set them over them as officers of thousands and officers of hundreds and officers of fifties and officers of tens, |
And do thou look out for thyself out of all the people able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and thou shalt set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens. |
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Exodus 18:22 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:22 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:22 (NET)
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| And they shall judge the people at all times, and it shall be that any major matter they shall bring to you, and they themselves shall judge every minor matter, thereby making it easier for you, and they shall bear [the burden] with you. |
And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. |
They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and they will bear the burden with you. |
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Exodus 18:22 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:22 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ κρινοῦσιν τὸν λαὸν πᾶσαν ὥραν τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα τὸ ὑπέρογκον ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ σέ τὰ δὲ βραχέα τῶν κριμάτων κρινοῦσιν αὐτοὶ καὶ κουφιοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ συναντιλήμψονταί σοι |
καὶ κρινοῦσι τὸν λαὸν πᾶσαν ὥραν· τὸ δὲ ρῆμα τὸ ὑπέρογκον ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ σέ, τὰ δὲ βραχέα τῶν κριμάτων κρινοῦσιν αὐτοὶ καὶ κουφιοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ συναντιλήψονταί σοι |
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Exodus 18:22 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:22 (English Elpenor)
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| and they shall judge the people every season. Now the burdensome matter they shall bring to you, but the smaller matters of judgment they themselves shall judge, and they will make it easier for you, and they will help you. |
And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee. |
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Exodus 18:23 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:23 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:23 (NET)
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| If you do this thing, and the Lord commands you, you will be able to survive, and also, all this people will come upon their place in peace.” |
If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. |
If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will be able to go home satisfied.” |
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Exodus 18:23 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:23 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| ἐὰν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο ποιήσῃς κατισχύσει σε ὁ θεός καὶ δυνήσῃ παραστῆναι καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς οὗτος εἰς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τόπον μετ᾽ εἰρήνης ἥξει |
ἐὰν τὸ ρῆμα τοῦτο ποιήσῃς, κατισχύσει σε ὁ Θεός, καὶ δυνήσῃ παραστῆναι, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς οὗτος εἰς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τόπον μετ᾿ εἰρήνης ἥξει |
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Exodus 18:23 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:23 (English Elpenor)
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| If you do this thing, God will strengthen you, and you will be able to stand, and all this people will go to their own place with peace.” |
If thou wilt do this thing, God shall strengthen thee, and thou shalt be able to attend, and all this people shall come with peace into their own place. |
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1 Chronicles 16:6 (CJB)
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1 Chronicles 16:6 (KJV)
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1 Chronicles 16:6 (NET)
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| And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets constantly, were before the Ark of the Covenant of God. |
Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. |
and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant. |
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Exodus 18:25 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:25 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:25 (NET)
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| Moses chose men of substance out of all Israel and appointed them as heads of the people, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens. |
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. |
Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. |
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Exodus 18:25 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:25 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ ἐπέλεξεν Μωυσῆς ἄνδρας δυνατοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς Ισραηλ καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν χιλιάρχους καὶ ἑκατοντάρχους καὶ πεντηκοντάρχους καὶ δεκαδάρχους |
καὶ ἐπέλεξε Μωυσῆς ἄνδρας δυνατοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς ἐπ᾿ αὐτῶν χιλιάρχους καὶ ἑκατοντάρχους καὶ πεντηκοντάρχους καὶ δεκαδάρχους |
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Exodus 18:25 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:25 (English Elpenor)
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| And Moyses chose capable men from all Israel and made them officers of thousands and officers of hundreds and officers of fifties and officers of tens. |
And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people. |
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Exodus 18:26 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:26 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:26 (NET)
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| And they would judge the people at all times; the difficult case they would bring to Moses, but any minor case they themselves would judge. |
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. |
They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves. |
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Exodus 18:26 (Septuagint BLB)
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Exodus 18:26 (Septuagint Elpenor)
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| καὶ ἐκρίνοσαν τὸν λαὸν πᾶσαν ὥραν πᾶν δὲ ῥῆμα ὑπέρογκον ἀνεφέροσαν ἐπὶ Μωυσῆν πᾶν δὲ ῥῆμα ἐλαφρὸν ἐκρίνοσαν αὐτοί |
καὶ ἐκρίνοσαν τὸν λαὸν πᾶσαν ὥραν· πᾶν δὲ ρῆμα ὑπέρογκον ἀνεφέροσαν ἐπὶ Μωυσῆν, πᾶν δὲ ρῆμα ἐλαφρὸν ἐκρίνοσαν αὐτοί |
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Exodus 18:26 (NETS)
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Exodus 18:26 (English Elpenor)
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| And they were judging the people every season. Now the burdensome matter they were bringing to Moyses, but every smaller matter they themselves were judging. |
And they judged the people at all times; and every too burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves. |
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Exodus 18:27 (CJB)
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Exodus 18:27 (KJV)
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Exodus 18:27 (NET)
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| Moses saw his father in law off, and he went away to his land. |
And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land. |
Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and so Jethro went to his own land. |
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1 Corinthians 6:7, 8 (NET)
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1 Corinthians 6:7, 8 (KJV)
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| The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? |
Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? |
| But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters! |
Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. |