Deuteronomy 1:9-18
9 “And I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘ aI am not able to endure you alone. 10The Lord your God has bmultiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number. 11May the Lord, the God of your fathers increase you a thousand times more than you are, and bless you, cjust as He has ▼▼Lit spoken to
promised you! 12How can I alone endure the burden and weight of you and your strife? 13 eObtain for yourselves men who are wise, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’ 14And you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ 15So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and informed men, and ▼▼Lit gave them as
appointed them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, ▼▼Lit commanders of
hundreds, ▼▼Lit commanders of
fifties, and ▼▼Lit commanders of
tens, and officers for your tribes. 16 “Then I ordered your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen and jjudge righteously between a person and his fellow countryman, or the stranger who is with him. 17 kYou are not to ▼
▼Lit recognize faces
show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You are mnot to be afraid of any person, for the judgment is God’s. nThe case that is too difficult for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’ 18At that time oI commanded you all the things that you were to do.
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