And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God (18:12)

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening (18:13)

And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What [is] this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? (18:14)

And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: (18:15)

When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make [them] know the statutes of God, and his laws (18:16)

And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest [is] not good (18:17)

Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that [is] with thee: for this thing [is] too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone (18:18)

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: (18:19)

And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do (18:20)

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: (18:21)

And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee (18:22)

If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee [so], then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace (18:23)

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said (18:24)

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens (18:25)

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves (18:26)

And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land (18:27)

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