15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because (A)the people come to me to inquire of God.

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15 Moses answered him, “Because the people come to me to seek God’s will.(A)

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19 Listen now to my voice; I will give you [a]counsel, and God will be with you: Stand (A)before God for the people, so that you may (B)bring the difficulties to God.

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  1. Exodus 18:19 advice

19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you.(A) You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes(B) to him.

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26 So they judged the people at all times; the (A)hard[a] cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves.

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  1. Exodus 18:26 difficult matters

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

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And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying:

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and stood before Moses,(A) Eleazar the priest, the leaders(B) and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting(C) and said,

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