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Exodus - ch 18 v 21 - 27
- But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
- And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.
- If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
- So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
- And he made selection of able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens.
- And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.
- And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.
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