Exodus 18:17
“And Moses father in law saide vnto him, The thing that thou doest, is not good.”
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Exodus 18:17 Context
15And Moses said vnto his father in law, Because the people come vnto me to enquire of God. 16When they haue a matter, they come vnto mee, and I iudge betweene one and another, and I doe make them know the statutes of God and his Lawes. 17And Moses father in law saide vnto him, The thing that thou doest, is not good. 18Thou wilt surely weare away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heauy for thee; thou art not able to performe it thy selfe alone. 19Hearken now vnto my voyce, I will giue thee counsell, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to Godward, that thou mayest bring the causes vnto God:
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And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest [is] not good.
- King James Version
Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you are doing is not good.
- New American Standard Version (1995)