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

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15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:

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

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12 They put him in custody until the will of the Lord should be made clear to them.(A)

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12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.

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12 Then they (A)put him [a]in custody, (B)that [b]the mind of the Lord might be shown to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:12 under guard
  2. Leviticus 24:12 Lit. it might be declared to them from the mouth of the Lord

34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.(A)

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34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.

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34 They put him (A)under guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him.

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17 Do not show partiality(A) in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone,(B) for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.”(C)

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17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

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17 (A)You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for (B)the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, (C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’

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Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice(A) or partiality(B) or bribery.”

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Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

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Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for (A)there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no (B)partiality, nor taking of bribes.”

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Further Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)

To show partiality(B) in judging is not good:(C)

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23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

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Further Sayings of the Wise

23 These things also belong to the wise:

(A)It is not good to [a]show partiality in judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:23 Lit. recognize faces

“So I have caused you to be despised(A) and humiliated(B) before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality(C) in matters of the law.”(D)

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Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

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“Therefore (A)I also have made you contemptible and base
Before all the people,
Because you have not kept My ways
But have shown (B)partiality in the law.”

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