Exodus 18:17

Jethro Advises Moses

16“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”17But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.18Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

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Berean Standard Bible
But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Moses’ father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
Bible in Basic English
And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But he said: The thing thou dost is not good.
Free Bible Version
Jethro told him, “What you're doing is not the best.
Geneva Bible 1599
But Moses father in law said vnto him, The thing which thou doest, is not well.
King James (Authorized) Version
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
One Unity Resource Bible
Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
Translation for Translators
Jethro said to him/me, “What you are doing is not good for you or for the people.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not very good.
Noah Webster Bible
And Moses's father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
World English Bible
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
Young's Literal Translation
And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, 'The thing which thou art doing [is] not good;