vw - Exodus:18:13-26

vw@Exodus:18:13 @ And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening.

vw@Exodus:18:14 @ And when Moses father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?

vw@Exodus:18:15 @ And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

vw@Exodus:18:16 @ When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor; and I make known the statutes of God and His Laws.

vw@Exodus:18:17 @ And Moses father-in-law said to him, The thing that you do is not good.

vw@Exodus:18:18 @ Both you and these people who are with you will droop to exhaustion. For this thing is too much of a burden for you; you are not able to do it by yourself.

vw@Exodus:18:19 @ Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God be with you: Be before God for the people, so that you may bring the matters to God.

vw@Exodus:18:20 @ And you shall teach them the statutes and the Laws, and show them the way in which they should walk and the work they should do.

vw@Exodus:18:21 @ Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, who fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place these over them as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

vw@Exodus:18:22 @ And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, and they shall bear the burden with you.

vw@Exodus:18:23 @ If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their place in peace.

vw@Exodus:18:24 @ So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.

vw@Exodus:18:25 @ 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.

vw@Exodus:18:26 @ And they judged the people at all times; the hard matters they brought to Moses, but they judged every small matter themselves.