Exo 18:20 | NET2full | STEP | warn them of the statutes and the laws , and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do .

‏ Exodus 18:20

20 warn ^{▼▼tn The perfect tense with the vav (ו) continues the sequence of instruction for Moses. He alone was to be the mediator, to guide them in the religious and moral instruction.} them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk ^{▼▼tn The verb and its following prepositional phrase form a relative clause, modifying “the way.” The imperfect tense should be given the nuance of obligatory imperfect—it is the way they must walk.} and the work they must do. ^{▼▼tn This last part is parallel to the preceding: “work” is also a direct object of the verb “make known,” and the relative clause that qualifies it also uses an obligatory imperfect.}