Study it in the app“When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?””
When Moses’וַ מֹשֶׁהfather-in-lawחֹתֵןsawיַּרְאallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרheהוּאwas doingעֹשֶׂהfor the people,לָעָםhe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמָהis this thingהַדָּבָר הַזֶּהthatאֲשֶׁרyouאַתָּהare doingעֹשֶׂהfor the people?לָעָםWhyמַדּוּעַdo youאַתָּהsitיוֹשֵׁבalone,לְבַדֶּךָwhile allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםstandנִצָּבaround youעָלֶיךָfromמִןmorningבֹּקֶרuntilעַדevening?”עָרֶב
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsfather-in-law
The parents of the wife or the husband, that is, the in-laws.
Where else “choten” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appearswhy?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appearsalone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vade” appearsstand
To remain upright in a place without moving.
Where else “nitsav” appearsmorning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appearsevening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears13The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning until evening.
14 · This verse (above)
15Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of Elohim.
