Exodus 18
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Exodus 18:19-26

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. 23IfH518 you doH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697 and GodH430 so commandsH6680 you, then you will be ableH3201 to 18endureH5975, and allH3605 19theseH2088 peopleH5971 alsoH1571 will goH935 to 20their placeH4725 in peaceH7965.”

24So MosesH4872 listenedH8085 21to his father-in-lawH2860 and didH6213 allH3605 that he had saidH559. 25MosesH4872 choseH977 22ableH2428 menH376 out of allH3605 IsraelH3478 and madeH5414 them headsH7218 overH5921 the peopleH5971, leadersH8269 of thousandsH505, 23of hundredsH3967, 24of fiftiesH2572 and 25of tensH6235. 26They judgedH8199 the peopleH5971 at allH3605 timesH6256; 26the difficultH7186 27disputeH1697 they would bringH935 to MosesH4872, but everyH3605 minorH6996 28disputeH1697 they themselves would judgeH8199.

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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 ↩
  18. 18. Exodus 18:23 Lit stand ↩
  19. 19. Exodus 18:23 Lit this ↩
  20. 20. Exodus 18:23 Lit his ↩
  21. 21. Exodus 18:24 Lit to the voice of ↩
  22. 22. Exodus 18:25 Ex 18:21; Deut 1:15 ↩
  23. 23. Exodus 18:25 Lit leaders of ↩
  24. 24. Exodus 18:25 Lit leaders of ↩
  25. 25. Exodus 18:25 Lit leaders of ↩
  26. 26. Exodus 18:26 Ex 18:22 ↩
  27. 27. Exodus 18:26 Lit matter ↩
  28. 28. Exodus 18:26 Lit matter ↩

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