New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 18:21-25

21Furthermore, you shall 1select out of all the people 2able men 3who fear God, men of truth, those who 4hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, 5of hundreds, 6of fifties and 7of tens. 22Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be 8that every major 9dispute they will bring to you, but every minor 10dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and 11they will bear the burden with you. 23If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to 12endure, and all 13these people also will go to 14their place in peace.”

24So Moses listened 15to his father-in-law and did all that he had said. 25Moses chose 16able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, 17of hundreds, 18of fifties and 19of tens.

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Notes

1. Exodus 18:21 Lit see ↩
2. Exodus 18:21 Ex 18:25; Deut 1:13, 15; 2 Chr 19:5-10; Ps 15:1-5; Acts 6:3 ↩
3. Exodus 18:21 Gen 42:18; 2 Sam 23:3 ↩
4. Exodus 18:21 Deut 16:19 ↩
5. Exodus 18:21 Lit leaders of ↩
6. Exodus 18:21 Lit leaders of ↩
7. Exodus 18:21 Lit leaders of ↩
8. Exodus 18:22 Deut 1:17, 18 ↩
9. Exodus 18:22 Lit matter ↩
10. Exodus 18:22 Lit matter ↩
11. Exodus 18:22 Num 11:17 ↩
12. Exodus 18:23 Lit stand ↩
13. Exodus 18:23 Lit this ↩
14. Exodus 18:23 Lit his ↩
15. Exodus 18:24 Lit to the voice of ↩
16. Exodus 18:25 Ex 18:21; Deut 1:15 ↩
17. Exodus 18:25 Lit leaders of ↩
18. Exodus 18:25 Lit leaders of ↩
19. Exodus 18:25 Lit leaders of ↩

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