Verse List for EXO 18:22

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OET (OET-RV) They’ll be the ones to judge the people, except that every serious situation they’ll bring to you—they’ll judge every minor situation themselves. Yes, you must lighten this load off yourself, and they’ll share the load with you.

OET-LV And_they _will _judge DOM the_people in_all time and_it _was every _of (the)_matter the_big/great(sg) they _will _bring to_you and_all (the)_matter the_small(sg) they _will _judge they and_lighten from_on_yourself and_they _will _bear with_you.

ULT And they will judge the people at all times. And so it will be, every great situation they will bring to you, and every small situation they will judge themselves. And you must lighten, this thing from on you! And they will carry alongside you.

UST Allow them to settle disputes for the people usually. It should work like this: The difficult matters they can bring to you, but the matters that are simple, they can decide themselves. Do this to make the work easier for you as they help you do that work.

BSB & MSB Have [these men] judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE & WMBB Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.

NET They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and they will bear the burden with you.

LSV and they have judged the people at all times; and it has come to pass, they bring every great matter to you, and they judge every small matter themselves; and lighten it from off yourself, and they have borne with you.

FBV These men are to judge the people on a continuing basis. Major issues they can bring to you, but they can decide all the small matters themselves. In this way your burden will be made lighter as they share it with you.

T4T Allow them to serve permanently to settle disputes for the people. The difficult matters the people can bring to you; but the matters that are not difficult, they can decide themselves. That will make the work easier for you, as they help you do that work.

LEB And let them judge the people all the time, _⌊and_⌋[fn] every major issue they will bring to you, and every minor issue they will judge themselves. And so lighten it for yourself, and they will bear it with you.

BBE And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS And let them judge the people at all seasons; and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.

ASV and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

DRA Who may judge the people at all times: and when any great matter soever shall fall out, let them refer it to thee, and let them judge the lesser matters only: that so it may be lighter for thee, the burden being shared out unto others.

YLT and they have judged the people at all times; and it hath come to pass, every great matter they bring in unto thee, and every small matter they judge themselves; and lighten it from off thyself, and they have borne with thee.

Drby that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be [that] they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten [the task] on thee, and they shall bear [it] with thee.

RV and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
(and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee/you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself/yourself, and they shall bear the burden with thee/you.)

SLT And they judged the people in all time: and it will be every great word they will bring to thee, and every small word they shall judge: and it will be light for thee, and they shall lift up with thee.

Wbstr And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring to thee, but every small matter they shall judge: So shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

KJB-1769 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
(And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee/you, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself/yourself, and they shall bear the burden with thee/you.)

KJB-1611 And let them iudge the people at all seasons: and it shall bee that euery great matter they shall bring vnto thee, but euery small matter they shal iudge: so shall it be easier for thy selfe, and they shall beare the burden with thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And let them iudge the people at all seasons: and euery great matter that commeth, let them bryng vnto thee, but let them iudge all small causes them selues, and so shall it be easier for thy selfe, and they shall beare a burthen with thee.
(And let them judge the people at all seasons: and every great matter that cometh/comes, let them bring unto thee/you, but let them judge all small causes themselves, and so shall it be easier for thyself/yourself, and they shall bear a burden with thee/you.)

Gnva And let them iudge the people at all seasons: but euery great matter let them bring vnto thee, and let them iudge all small causes: so shall it be easier for thee, when they shall beare the burden with thee.
(And let them judge the people at all seasons: but every great matter let them bring unto thee/you, and let them judge all small causes: so shall it be easier for thee/you, when they shall bear the burden with thee/you.)

Cvdl that they maye allwaye iudge the people. But where there is eny greate matter, that they brynge the same vnto the, and iudge the small causes them selues: so shall it be lighter for the, yf they beare the burthen with the.
(that they may always judge the people. But where there is any great matter, that they bring the same unto them, and judge the small causes themselves: so shall it be lighter for them, if they bear the burden with them.)

Wycl whiche schulen deme the puple in al tyme; sotheli what ever thing is grettere, telle thei to thee, and deme thei ooneli lesse thingis, and be it esiere to thee, whanne the burthun is departid in to othere men.
(which should judge/judgement the people in all time; truly what ever thing is greater, tell they to thee/you, and judge/judgement they ooneli less things, and be it esiere to thee/you, when the burthun is departed in to other men.)

Luth daß sie das Volk allezeit richten; wo aber eine große Sache ist, daß sie dieselbe an dich bringen, und sie alle geringen Sachen richten. So wird dir‘s leichter werden, und sie mit dir tragen.
(that they/she/them the people at_all_times direct; where but a/one large matter is, that they/she/them the_same at/to you/yourself bring/get, and they/she/them all low things direct. So becomes it’s_yours(sg) easier become, and they/she/them with you/to_you(sg) bear/carry.)

ClVg qui judicent populum omni tempore: quidquid autem majus fuerit, referant ad te, et ipsi minora tantummodo judicent: leviusque sit tibi, partito in alios onere.
(who/which judge the_people all at_the_time: whatever however greater has_been, referant to you(sg), and themselves minor only judge: leviusque be to_you, partito in/into/on others onere.)

UHB וְ⁠שָׁפְט֣וּ אֶת־הָ⁠עָם֮ בְּ⁠כָל־עֵת֒ וְ⁠הָיָ֞ה כָּל־הַ⁠דָּבָ֤ר הַ⁠גָּדֹל֙ יָבִ֣יאוּ אֵלֶ֔י⁠ךָ וְ⁠כָל־הַ⁠דָּבָ֥ר הַ⁠קָּטֹ֖ן יִשְׁפְּטוּ־הֵ֑ם וְ⁠הָקֵל֙ מֵֽ⁠עָלֶ֔י⁠ךָ וְ⁠נָשְׂא֖וּ אִתָּֽ⁠ךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ κρινοῦσι τὸν λαὸν πᾶσαν ὥραν· τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα τὸ ὑπέρογκον ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ σὲ· τὰ δὲ βραχέα τῶν κριμάτων κρινοῦσιν αὐτοί· καὶ κουφιοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ συναντιλήψονταί σοι.

BrTr And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee.