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And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood
by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
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And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he
did to the people, he said, What
is
this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself
alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
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And Moses said unto his father
in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
16
When they have a matter, they come
unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make
them
know the statutes of God, and
his laws.
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And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest
is
not good.
18
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, 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.
21
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, 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.
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.
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And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought
unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
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And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
CHAPTER 19
In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same
day came they
into
the wilderness of Sinai.
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For they were departed from Rephidim, and were
come
to
the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the
mount.
3
And Moses went up unto God, and the L
ORD
called unto him out of the mountain, saying,
Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
4
Ye have seen what I did
unto the Egyptians, and
how
I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
5
Now
therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure
unto me above all people: for all the earth
is
mine:
6
And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests,
and an holy nation. These
are
the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
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And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these
words which the L
ORD
commanded him.
8
And all the people answered together, and said, All that
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