Moses... Called for the elders-The “elders” formed the usual channel of communication between Moses and the people, reporting his words to them, and theirs to him. (See Exodus 4:21; Exodus 12:21; Exodus 17:5-6; Exodus 18:2; Exodus 24:14, &c.) On their position and authority, see Note on Exodus 3:16.
Before their faces. — This translation is a curious piece of literalism. Liphney, in the time of Moses, was a mere preposition, signifying “before.”