Exodus 18:26

They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring ¹  to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

biblegateway Exo 18:26

They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves.

biblegateway Exo 18:26

They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge.

biblegateway Exo 18:26

These men were constantly available to administer justice. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but they judged the smaller matters themselves.

biblegateway Exo 18:26

They took over the everyday work of judging among the people. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but in the routine cases they were the judges.

SABDAweb Exo 18:26

And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.

bibleoremus Exo 18:26

And they judged the people at all times; hard cases they brought to Moses, but any minor case they decided themselves.

biblegateway Exo 18:26

So they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves.

biblegateway Exo 18:26

They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring ¹  to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

¹ tn This verb and the verb in the next clause are imperfect tenses. In the past tense narrative of the verse they must be customary, describing continuous action in past time.