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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?”

Exodus 18:14 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનિર્ગમન ૧૮:૧૪
મૂસા લોકો માટે જે કંઈ કરતો હતો તે સઘળું મૂસાના સસરાએ જોયું, તેથી તેણે મૂસાને કહ્યું, “લોકોના માટે તું આ શું કરે છે? ન્યાયાધીશ તરીકે તું એકલો બેસે છે અને આટલા બધા લોકો તારી પાસે સવારથી સાંજ સુધી આવીને ઊભા રહે છે! તેનું શું કારણ છે?”
हिन्दीनिर्गमन १८:१४
यह देखकर कि मूसा लोगों के लिये क्या-क्या करता है, उसके ससुर ने कहा, “यह क्या काम है जो तू लोगों के लिये करता है? क्या कारण है कि तू अकेला बैठा रहता है, और लोग भोर से साँझ तक तेरे आस-पास खड़े रहते हैं?”

In context

12Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.

13On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.

14When 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?”

15Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

16When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”

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