¹² Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law,^(A) brought a burnt offering^(B) and other sacrifices^(C) to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal^(D) with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence^(E) of God.

¹³ The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening. ¹⁴ When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?”