MISHPATIM - IN FRONT AND AHEAD

What is the significance of the word "lifneihem" (in front of them)in the opening verse of Parshat Mishpatim? Rabbi Dunner relates the incredible story of Onkelos the proselyte, as conveyed to us in the Midrash, and shares insights from the K'sav Sofer of Pressburg, and the holy Rabbi Israel of Ruzhyn.