Deuteronomy 1:9-17

9“And I spokeH559 to you at that timeH6256, sayingH559, ‘1I amH3201 not ableH3201 to endureH5375 you aloneH905. 10The LordH3068 your GodH430 has 2multipliedH7235 you, and beholdH2009, you are this dayH3117 like the starsH3556 of heavenH8064 in numberH7230. 11May the LordH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1 increaseH3254 you a thousandH505 timesH6471 more than you are, and blessH1288 you, 3justH3512 asH3512 He has 4promisedH1696 you! 12HowH351 can I aloneH905 endureH5375 the burdenH2960 and weightH4853 of you and your strifeH7379? 135ObtainH3051 for yourselves menH376 who are wiseH2450, discerningH995, and informedH3045 from your tribesH7626, and I will appointH7760 them as your headsH7218.’ 14And you answeredH6030 me and saidH559, ‘The thingH1697 whichH834 you have saidH1696 to doH6213 is goodH2896.’ 15So I tookH3947 the headsH7218 of your tribesH7626, wiseH2450 and informedH3045 menH376, and 6appointedH5414 them as headsH7218 overH5921 you, commandersH8269 of thousandsH505, 7hundredsH3967, 8fiftiesH2572, and 9tensH6235, and officersH7860 for your tribesH7626.

16“Then I orderedH6680 your judgesH8199 at that timeH6256, sayingH559, ‘HearH8085 the cases betweenH996 your fellowH251 countrymenH251 and 10judgeH8199 righteouslyH6664 betweenH996 a personH376 and his fellowH251 countrymanH251, or the strangerH1616 who is with him. 1711You are not to 12showH5234 partialityH5234H6440 in judgmentH4941; you shall hearH8085 the smallH6996 and the greatH1419 alike. You are 13not to be afraidH1481 of any personH376, for the judgmentH4941 isH7185 God’sH430. 14The caseH1697 that is tooH4480 difficultH7185 for you, you shall bringH7126 to me, and I will hearH8085 it.’