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Exodus 18:26

Moses
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24 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.

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into 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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  • Exodus 18:22

    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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  • Job 29:16

    I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

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  • 1 Kings 3:16–28

    Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

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  • Deuteronomy 17:8

    If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;

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  • Exodus 18:14–15

    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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  • 1 Kings 10:1

    And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

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