Exodus 18
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Exodus 18:19-22

19NowH6258 listenH8085 to 1me: I will giveH3289 you counselH3289, and GodH430 be with you. 2You be the people’sH5971 representative beforeH4136 GodH430, and you 3bringH935 the 4disputesH1697 to GodH430,

205then teachH2094 them the statutesH2706 and the lawsH8451, and makeH3045 knownH3045 to them 6the wayH1870 in which they are to walkH1980 and the workH4639 they are to doH6213.

21Furthermore, you shall 7selectH2372 out of allH3605 the peopleH5971 8ableH2428 menH376 9who fearH3372 GodH430, menH376 of truthH571, those who 10hateH8130 dishonestH1215 gainH1215; and you shall placeH7760 these overH5921 them as leadersH8269 of thousandsH505, 11of hundredsH3967, 12of fiftiesH2572 and 13of tensH6235.

22Let them judgeH8199 the peopleH5971 at allH3605 timesH6256; and let it be 14that everyH3605 majorH1419 15disputeH1697 they will bringH935 to you, but everyH3605 minorH6996 16disputeH1697 they themselves will judgeH8199. So it will be easierH7043 for you, and 17they will bearH5375 the burden with you.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 18:19 Lit my voice ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 18:19 Lit You be for the people in front of God ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 18:19 Num 27:5 ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 18:19 Lit matters ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 18:20 Deut 1:18; 4:1, 5; 5:1 ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 18:20 Ps 143:8 ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 18:21 Lit see ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 18:21 Ex 18:25; Deut 1:13, 15; 2 Chr 19:5-10; Ps 15:1-5; Acts 6:3 ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 18:21 Gen 42:18; 2 Sam 23:3 ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 18:21 Deut 16:19 ↩
  11. 11. Exodus 18:21 Lit leaders of ↩
  12. 12. Exodus 18:21 Lit leaders of ↩
  13. 13. Exodus 18:21 Lit leaders of ↩
  14. 14. Exodus 18:22 Deut 1:17, 18 ↩
  15. 15. Exodus 18:22 Lit matter ↩
  16. 16. Exodus 18:22 Lit matter ↩
  17. 17. Exodus 18:22 Num 11:17 ↩

Commentaries on Exodus 18

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