Exodus:18:17-26
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And Moses father in law said unto him ,
The thing that thou doest is not good .
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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 .
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Hearken now unto my voice ,
I will give thee counsel ,
and God shall be with thee :
Be thou for the people to God-ward muwl #,
that thou mayest bring the causes unto God :
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And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws ,
and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk ,
and the work that they must do .
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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 me #
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rulers of fifties ,
and rulers of tens :
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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 .
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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 .
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So Moses hearkened to 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 Yisra #
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and made them heads over the people ,
rulers of thousands ,
rulers of hundreds me #
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rulers of fifties ,
and rulers of tens .
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And they judged the people at all seasons :
the hard causes they brought unto Moses ,
but every small matter dabar #
they judged themselves .