Exodus

Exodus 18:14

¹⁴When 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?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
father-in-law	חֹתֵ֣ן	ḥō·ṯên	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2859 wife's father
saw	וַיַּרְא֙	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
was doing	עֹשֶׂ֖ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for the people	לָעָ֑ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
he asked	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are	אַתָּ֤ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
doing	עֹשֶׂה֙	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for the people	לָעָ֔ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Why	מַדּ֗וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
do you	אַתָּ֤ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
sit	יוֹשֵׁב֙	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
alone	לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ	lə·ḇad·de·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H905 separation
with all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֛ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
standing	נִצָּ֥ב	niṣ·ṣāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
around	עָלֶ֖יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
you from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
morning	בֹּ֥קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
till	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
evening	עָֽרֶב׃	‘ā·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.