Exodus 18:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 18:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִהְיֶ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶ֤ם
דָּבָר֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔י
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וּבֵ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
רֵעֵ֑הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
וְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛י
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חֻקֵּ֥י
chôq
H2706
statute
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
תּוֹרֹתָֽיו
tôwrâh
H8451
law
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws."
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King James Version Public Domain
When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When a situation comes up among them, someone comes to me. And I judge between a man and his associate, and I help them understand the statutes of God and his laws.”
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