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EXO 18:13–18:27 ©

Yetro’s helpful administrative advice

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18:13 Yetro’s helpful administrative advice

(Deu. 1:9-18)

13The following day, Mosheh sat down to judge the people, and the people stood around him from morning until evening. 14When his father-in-law noticed everything that he personally did for the people, he asked, “What’s this that you’re doing with the people? Why do you sit there alone, and all the people position themselves around you from morning until evening?”

15Because the people come to me to find out what God wants for them,” Mosheh replied to Yetro. 16“When a difficult situation comes up among them, someone comes to me and I make the judgement between a man and his neighbour. In addition, I help them understand the God’s statutes and laws.”

17“It’s not a good idea what you’re doing,” said Yetro. 18You’re definitely on the road to wear yourself out, plus you’ll also wear out these people who’re with you, because the responsibility is too heavy for you—you can’t just do it alone. 19Now, listen to this: I’ll advise you and God will be with you. You be before God for the people, and you should bring their disputes to God yourself. 20You should also teach them the statutes and the laws, and you should teach them the way they should live and the work that they should do. 21But you yourself should search through all the people to find capable men who’re godly and faithful, and not greedy for dishonest profit. Then appoint the best of them to be over a thousand households, and then others to be over groups of one hundred, fifty, and ten households. 22They’ll be the ones to judge the people, except that every serious situation they’ll bring to you—they’ll judge every minor situation themselves. Yes, you must lighten this load off yourself, and they’ll share the load with you. 23If you do that, and if God tells you to proceed, then you’ll be able to endure in the long term, plus all of these people standing around will be able to return to their tents peacefully.”

24So Mosheh took his father-in-law’s advice and implemented all of his suggestions. 25He chose capable men from among all the Israelis, and he appointed them as heads over the people: leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens of households. 26They became the ones who settled most disputes for the people. They brought the difficult cases to Mosheh, but they judged each minor situation themselves.

27Then Mosheh bid farewell to Yetro and he returned to his own home.

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EXO 18:13–18:27 ©

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