They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
When Moshe' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, *What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?*
Moshe said to his father-in-law, *Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
They put him in custody, until the will of the LORD should be declared to them.
Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moshe and Aharon, and to all the congregation.
Moshe answered them, *Wait, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you.*