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Exodus 18:19

NETBible	Now listen to me,¹ I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God,² and you bring³ their disputes⁴ to God;
NIV © biblegateway Exo 18:19	Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 18:19	"Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people’s representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,
NLT © biblegateway Exo 18:19	Now let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you. You should continue to be the people’s representative before God, bringing him their questions to be decided.
MSG © biblegateway Exo 18:19	Now listen to me. Let me tell you how to do this so that God will be in this with you. Be there for the people before God, but let the matters of concern be presented to God.
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 18:19	Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people’s representative before God, taking their causes to him:
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 18:19	Now listen to me. I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You should represent the people before God, and you should bring their cases before God;
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 18:19	"Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God.
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KJV	Hearken <08085> (8798) now unto my voice <06963>_, I will give thee counsel <03289> (8799)_, and God <0430> shall be <01961> (8798) with thee: Be thou for the people <05971> to God-ward <04136> <0430>_, that thou mayest bring <0935> (8689) the causes <01697> unto God <0430>_:
NASB © biblegateway Exo 18:19	"Now <06258> listen <08085> to me: I will give <03289> you counsel <03289> , and God <0430> be with you. You be the people's <05971> representative before <04136> God <0430> , and you bring <0935> the disputes <01697> to God <0430> ,
LXXM	nun <3568> ADV oun <3767> PRT akouson <191> V-AAD-2S mou <1473> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ sumbouleusw <4823> V-FAI-1S soi <4771> P-DS kai <2532> CONJ estai <1510> V-FMI-3S o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM meta <3326> PREP sou <4771> P-GS ginou <1096> V-PMD-2S su <4771> P-NS tw <3588> T-DSM law <2992> N-DSM ta <3588> T-APN prov <4314> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM yeon <2316> N-ASM kai <2532> CONJ anoiseiv <399> V-FAI-2S touv <3588> T-APM logouv <3056> N-APM autwn <846> D-GPM prov <4314> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM yeon <2316> N-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	Now <06258> listen <08085> to me <06963> , I will give <03289> you advice <03289> , and may God <0430> be with <05973> you <0859> : You be a representative <04136> for the people <05971> to God <0430> , and you <0859> bring <0935> their disputes <01697> to <0413> God <0430> ;
HEBREW	Myhlah <0430> la <0413> Myrbdh <01697> ta <0853> hta <0859> tabhw <0935> Myhlah <0430> lwm <04136> Mel <05971> hta <0859> hyh <01961> Kme <05973> Myhla <0430> yhyw <01961> Kueya <03289> ylqb <06963> ems <08085> hte (18:19) <06258>

NETBible

Now listen to me,¹ I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God,² and you bring³ their disputes⁴ to God;

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “hear my voice.”

²tn The line reads “Be you to the people before God.” He is to be their representative before God. This is introducing the aspect of the work that only Moses could do, what he has been doing. He is to be before God for the people, to pray for them, to appeal on their behalf. Jethro is essentially saying, I understand that you cannot delegate this to anyone else, so continue doing it (U. Cassuto, Exodus, 219-20).

³tn The form is the perfect tense with the vav (ו) consecutive; following the imperative it will be instruction as well. Since the imperative preceding this had the idea of “continue to be” as you are, this too has that force.

⁴tn Heb “words”; KJV, ASV “the causes”; NRSV “cases”; NLT “questions.”