Exodus 18:26 - Easy To Read Version

²⁶ These rulers were judges for the people. The people could always bring their arguments to these rulers. And Moses had to decide only the most important cases.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ And they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they decided themselves.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Common English Bible

²⁶ They acted as judges for the people at all times. They would refer the hard cases to Moses, but all of the minor cases they decided themselves.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ And they judged the people at all times. But whatever was more serious, they referred to him, and they judged easier matters only.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁶ And they judged the people at all times: and whatsoever was of greater difficulty they referred to him: and they judged the easier cases only.

Exodus 18:26 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 10:1

The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon. So she came to test him with hard questions.

Job 29:16

I was like a father for poor people.\par I helped people I didn’t even know\par win their arguments in court.\par

Exodus 18:22

Let these rulers judge the people. If there is a very important case, then they can come to you and let you decide what to do. But they can decide the other cases themselves. In this way, these men will share your work with you and it will be easier for you to lead the people.

Leviticus 24:11

The Israelite woman’s son began cursing and saying bad things about the Lord’s name. So the people brought this man to Moses. (The name of the man’s mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the family group of Dan.)

Deuteronomy 1:17

When you judge, you must not think that one person is more important than another person. You must judge every person the same. Don’t be afraid of anyone, because your decision is from God. But if there is a case too hard for you to judge, then bring it to me and I will judge it.’

Deuteronomy 17:8

“There might be some problems that are too hard for your courts to judge. It might be a murder case or an argument between two people. Or it might be a fight in which someone was hurt. When these cases are argued in your towns, your judges there might not be able to decide what is right. Then you must go to the special place that the Lord your God will choose.