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When they have a ^[l](t)dispute, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws."

Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you are doing is not good.

^(u)You will surely wear out, both yourself and ^[m]these people who are with you, for the ^[n]task is too heavy for you; ^(v)you cannot do it alone.

Now listen to ^[o]me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. ^[p]You be the people's representative before God, and you ^(w)bring the ^[q]disputes to God,

^(x)then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them ^(y)the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do.

Furthermore, you shall ^[r]select out of all the people ^(z)able men ^(aa)who fear God, men of truth, those who ^(ab)hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, ^[s]of hundreds, ^[t]of fifties and ^[u]of tens.

Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be ^(ac)that every major ^[v]dispute they will bring to you, but every minor ^[w]dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and ^(ad)they will bear the burden with you.

If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to ^[x]endure, and all ^[y]these people also will go to ^[z]their place in peace."

So Moses listened ^[aa]to his father-in-law and did all that he had said.

Moses chose ^(ae)able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, ^[ab]of hundreds, ^[ac]of fifties and ^[ad]of tens.

They judged the people at all times; ^(af)the difficult ^[ae]dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor ^[af]dispute they themselves would judge.