Exodus 13:22

13:22 He did not remove the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night from before the people. ¹ 

Exodus 18:13

18:13 On the next day ²  Moses sat to judge ³  the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning until evening.

Exodus 19:15

19:15 He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not go near your wives.” ⁴ 

[13:22]  ¹ sn See T. W. Mann, “The Pillar of Cloud in the Reed Sea Narrative,” JBL 90 (1971): 15-30.

[18:13]  ² tn Heb “and it was/happened on the morrow.”

[18:13]  ³ sn This is a simple summary of the function of Moses on this particular day. He did not necessarily do this every day, but it was time now to do it. The people would come to solve their difficulties or to hear instruction from Moses on decisions to be made. The tradition of “sitting in Moses’ seat” is drawn from this passage.

[19:15]  ³ tn Heb “do not go near a woman”; NIV “Abstain from sexual relations.”