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Exodus 18:13

& It came about the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening.

Exo 18:14

& Now 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 alone sit {as judge} and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?"

Exo 18:15

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

Exo 18:16

& ~"When they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws."

Exo 18:17

& Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you are doing is not good.

Exo 18:18

& ~"You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.

Exo 18:19

& ~"Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people's representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,

Exo 18:20

& then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do.

Exo 18:21

& ~"Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place {these} over them {as} leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.

Exo 18:22

& ~"Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that every major dispute they will bring to you, but every minor dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear {the burden} with you.

Exo 18:23

& ~"If you do this thing and God {so} commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace."

Exo 18:24

& So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did all that he had said.