¹⁹Now listen to me, and I’ll give you some advice. May God be with you! You must be the people’s representative to God and bring their disagreements to him. ²⁰You must instruct them in the laws and the teachings, show them how to live, and tell them what to do.

²¹“But choose capable men from all the people, men who fear God, men you can trust, men who hate corruption. Put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people. ²²Let them be the ones who usually settle disagreements among the people. They should bring all important cases to you, but they should settle all minor cases themselves. Make it easier for yourself by letting them help you. ²³If God commands you, and you do this, you will be able to continue your work, and all these people will have their disagreements settled so that they can go home.”

²⁴Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said. ²⁵Moses chose capable men from all the Israelites and put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people. ²⁶These men were the ones who usually settled disagreements among the people. They would bring difficult cases to Moses, but they settled all minor ones themselves.

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