Exodus 18:17-25

17Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860 then saidH559 to him, “The thingH1697 that you are doingH6213 is not goodH2896. 181You will surelyH5034 wearH5034 outH5034, bothH1571 yourselfH859 and 2theseH2088 peopleH5971 whoH834 are with you, becauseH3588 the 3taskH1697 is tooH4480 heavyH3515 for you; 4you cannotH3201H3808 doH6213 it aloneH905. 19NowH6258 listenH8085 to 5me: I will giveH3289 you counselH3289, and GodH430 be with you. 6You be the people’sH5971 representative beforeH4136 GodH430, and you 7bringH935 the 8disputesH1697 to GodH430, 209then admonishH2094 them aboutH2094 the statutesH2706 and the lawsH8451, and makeH3045 knownH3045 to them 10the wayH1870 in which they are to walkH1980 and the workH4639 they are to doH6213. 21Furthermore, you shall 11selectH2372 out of allH3605 the peopleH5971 12ableH2428 menH376 13who fearH3372 GodH430, menH376 of truthH571, those who 14hateH8130 dishonestH1215 gainH1215; and you shall placeH7760 these overH5921 them as leadersH8269 of thousandsH505, 15of hundredsH3967, 16of fiftiesH2572, and 17of tensH6235. 22Let them judgeH8199 the peopleH5971 at allH3605 timesH6256; and let it be 18that they will bringH935 to you everyH3605 majorH1419 matterH1697, but they will judgeH8199 everyH3605 minorH6996 matterH1697 themselves. So it will beH7043 easierH7043 for you, and 19they will carryH5375 the burden with you. 23IfH518 you doH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697 and GodH430 so commandsH6680 you, then you will beH3201 ableH3201 to 20endureH5975, and allH3605 21theseH2088 peopleH5971 alsoH1571 will goH935 to 22their placesH4725 in peaceH7965.”

24So MosesH4872 listenedH8085 23to his father-in-lawH2860 and didH6213 everythingH3605 that he had saidH559. 25MosesH4872 choseH977 24ableH2428 menH376 out of allH3605 IsraelH3478 and madeH5414 them headsH7218 overH5921 the peopleH5971, leadersH8269 of thousandsH505, 25of hundredsH3967, 26of fiftiesH2572, and 27of tensH6235.