When Moses` father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, "What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?"

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Why sittest thou thyself alone? —The emphatic word is “alone.” Why do you not, Jethro means, devolve a part of the duty upon others?

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when Moses's father in law saw all that he did to the
people
Or for them F17<…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is the great zeal and the toil of Moses as a magistrate. Having been employed to redeem Israel out of the house of bondage, he is a further ty…

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