Exodus:18:13-26
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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 .
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So 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 ?"
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And Moses said to his father-in-law , "
Because the people come to me to inquire of God .
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When they have a difficulty ,
they come to me ,
and I judge between one and another ;
and I make known the statutes of God and His laws ."
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So Moses '
father-in-law said to him , "
The thing that you do is not good .
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Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out .
For this thing is too much for you ;
you are not able to perform it by yourself .
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Listen now to my voice ;
I will give you counsel ,
and God will be with you :
Stand before God for the people ,
so that you may bring the difficulties to God .
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And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws ,
and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do .
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Moreover you shall select from all the people able men ,
such as fear God ,
men of truth ,
hating covetousness ;
and place such over them to be rulers of thousands ,
rulers of hundreds ,
rulers of fifties ,
and rulers of tens .
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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 ,
for they will bear the burden with you .
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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 ."
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So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said .
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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 .
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So they judged the people at all times ;
the hard cases they brought to Moses ,
but they judged every small case themselves .
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