Verse List for EXO 18:17

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Yetro (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “It’s not a good idea what you’re doing,” said Yetro.

OET-LV And_he/it _said the _father-in-law _of Mosheh to_him/it not is_good the_thing which you are_doing.

ULT And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, “The thing which you are doing is not good.

UST Jethro said to him, “What you are doing is not beneficial.

BSB & MSB But Moses’ father -in -law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE & WMBB Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.

NET Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good!

LSV And the father-in-law of Moses says to him, “The thing which you are doing [is] not good;

FBV Jethro told him, “What you're doing is not the best.

T4T Jethro said to him/me, “What you are doing is not good for you or for the people.

LEB And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good.

BBE And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.

ASV And Moses’ father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

DRA But he said: The thing thou dost is not good.

YLT And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, 'The thing which thou art doing [is] not good;

Drby And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.

RV And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
(And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou/you dost/do is not good.)

SLT And Moses’ father-in-law will say to him, The word is not good which thou doest.

Wbstr And Moses's father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

KJB-1769 And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
(And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou/you dost/do is not good.)

KJB-1611 And Moses father in law saide vnto him, The thing that thou doest, is not good.
(And Moses father in law said unto him, The thing that thou/you doest, is not good.)

Bshps And Moyses father in lawe sayde vnto hym: It is not well that thou doest.
(And Moses father in law said unto him: It is not well that thou/you doest.)

Gnva But Moses father in law said vnto him, The thing which thou doest, is not well.
(But Moses father in law said unto him, The thing which thou/you doest, is not well.)

Cvdl His father in lawe sayde vnto him: It is not well that thou doest.
(His father in law said unto him: It is not well that thou/you doest.)

Wycl And Jetro seide, Thou doist a thing not good,
(And Yetro said, Thou/You dost/do a thing not good,)

Luth Sein Schwäher sprach zu ihm: Es ist nicht gut, das du tust.
(Be Schwäher spoke to/for him: It is not good, the you(sg) do/act.)

ClVg At ille: Non bonam, inquit, rem facis.
(But he/that_one: Not/No good, he_said, thing you_do.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֛אמֶר חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֵלָ֑י⁠ו לֹא־טוֹב֙ הַ⁠דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃ ‡

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ ὁ γαμβρὸς Μωυσῆ πρὸς αὐτὸν, οὐκ ὀρθῶς σὺ ποιεῖς τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο.

BrTr And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, Thou dost not this thing rightly,