New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 18:21-22
21Furthermore, you shall 1selectH2372 out of allH3605 the peopleH5971 2ableH2428 menH376 3who fearH3372 GodH430, menH376 of truthH571, those who 4hateH8130 dishonestH1215 gainH1215; and you shall placeH7760 these overH5921 them as leadersH8269 of thousandsH505, 5of hundredsH3967, 6of fiftiesH2572, and 7of tensH6235.
22Let them judgeH8199 the peopleH5971 at allH3605 timesH6256; and let it be 8that they will bringH935 to you everyH3605 majorH1419 matterH1697, but they will judgeH8199 everyH3605 minorH6996 matterH1697 themselves. So it will beH7043 easierH7043 for you, and 9they will carryH5375 the burden with you.
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 Num 11:17 ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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