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Exodus 18:26

Moses
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24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.

25 So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

27 Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.

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BSB
And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
KJV
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
WEB
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
ASV
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
DARBY
And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.
BLB
And they judged the people at all times; the hard matter they would bring to Moses, and every small matter they would judge themselves.
ÅB
Og de skiftet rett mellom folket til enhver tid; enhver vanskelig sak kom de til Moses med, men i enhver liten sak dømte de selv.
OTB
De dømte folket til enhver tid. De brakte de vanskelige sakene til Moses, men avgjorde de enkle selv.
B1930
Og de skiftet rett mellem folket til enhver tid; enhver vanskelig sak kom de til Moses med, men i enhver liten sak dømte de selv.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 18:22

    Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.

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  • Job 29:16

    I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.

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  • 1 Kings 3:16–28

    At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

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  • Deuteronomy 17:8

    If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

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  • Exodus 18:14–15

    When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”

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  • 1 Kings 10:1

    Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

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