rsv Exodus:18:19-26 SEEK
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Listen now to my voice ;
I will give you counsel ,
and God be with you !
You shall represent the people before God ,
and bring their cases to God ;
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and you shall teach them the statutes and the decisions ,
and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do .
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Moreover choose able men from all the people ,
such as fear God ,
men who are trustworthy and who hate a bribe ;
and place such men over the people as rulers of thousands ,
of hundreds ,
of fifties ,
and of tens .
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And let them judge the people at all times ;
every great matter they shall bring to you ,
but any small matter they shall decide themselves ;
so it will be easier for you ,
and they will bear the burden with you .
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If you do this ,
and God so commands you ,
then you will be able to endure ,
and all this people also will go to their place in peace ."
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So Moses gave heed to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said .
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Moses chose able men out of all Israel ,
and made them heads over the people ,
rulers of thousands ,
of hundreds ,
of fifties ,
and of tens .
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And they judged the people at all times ;
hard cases they brought to Moses ,
but any small matter they decided themselves .