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 about you from morning till evening?”
Numbers 15:34 - Revised Standard Version CI They put him in custody, because it had not been made plain what should be done to him. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They put him in custody, because it was not certain or clear what should be done to him. American Standard Version (1901) And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him. Common English Bible They placed him in custody, because it wasn’t clear what should be done to him. Catholic Public Domain Version And they enclosed him in a prison, not knowing what they should do with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they put him into prison, not knowing what they should do with him. |
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 about you from morning till evening?”
And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God;
And they put him in custody, till the will of the Lord should be declared to them.
And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.
And Moses said to them, “Wait, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”