¹⁴ When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is all this you are doing for the people? Why are you the only one ·to solve disagreements [^Lsitting]? All the people are standing ·around you [or in line] from morning until night!”

¹⁵ Then Moses said to his father-in-law, “It is because the people come to me ·for God’s help in solving their disagreements [^Lto seek/inquire of God]. ¹⁶ When people have a ·disagreement [^Lmatter; case], they come to me, and I ·decide who is right [judge between a person and his neighbor]. I tell them God’s ·laws [statutes; ordinances; requirements] and ·teachings [instructions; laws].”