Deuteronomy 1:9-18

9At thatH1931H559 timeH6256 I saidH559 to youH413, “I cannotH3808H3201 carry the burdenH5375 for youH853 aloneH905. 10The LORDH3068 your GodH430 has multipliedH7235 youH853, so that todayH3117 you areH2009 as numerousH7230 as the starsH3556 in the skyH8064. 11May the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, increase youH3254H5921 a thousandH505 times overH6471 and blessH1288 youH853 asH834 He has promisedH1696. 12But howH349 can I bearH5375 your troublesH2960, burdensH4853, and disputesH7379 all by myselfH905? 13ChooseH3051 for yourselves wiseH2450, understandingH995, and respectedH3045 menH582 from each of your tribesH7626, and I will appoint themH7760 as your leadersH7218.”

14And you answeredH6030 meH853 and saidH559, “WhatH834 you proposeH1696 to doH6213 is goodH2896H1697.”

15So I tookH3947 the leadersH7218 of your tribesH7626, wiseH2450 and respectedH3045 menH582, and appointedH5414 themH853 as leadersH7218 over youH5921—as commandersH8269 of thousandsH505H8269, of hundredsH3967H8269, of fiftiesH2572H8269, and of tensH6235, and as officersH7860 for your tribesH7626.

16At thatH1931H559 timeH6256 I chargedH6680 your judgesH8199: “HearH8085 the disputes betweenH996 your brothersH251, and judgeH8199 fairlyH6664 betweenH996 a manH376H996 and his brotherH251H996 or a foreign residentH1616. 17Show no partialityH3808H5234H6440 in judgingH4941; hearH8085 both smallH6996 and great alikeH1419. Do notH3808 be intimidatedH1481 byH6440 anyoneH376, forH3588 judgmentH4941 belongs to GodH430H1931. And bringH7126 to meH413 any caseH1697 too difficultH7185 for you, and I will hear itH8085.”

18And at thatH1931 timeH6256 I commandedH6680 youH853 allH3605 the thingsH1697 you were to doH6213.