13 The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening. 14 When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?” 15 “Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.
Exodus 18:13–15
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Exodus 18:25–27
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Exodus 19:24–25
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Exodus 2:12–14
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Numbers 11:10–12
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Exodus 33:7–9
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Exodus 17:3–5
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Numbers 27:14–16
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Numbers 27:4–6
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