Exodus 18:22
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְשָׁפְטוּveshafetuand they will judgeH8199אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971בְּכָל־bekholat everyH3605עֵת'ettimeH6256וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961כָּל־kol-everyH3605הַדָּבָרhadavar<the> matterH1697הַגָּדֹלhagadol<the> greatH1419יָבִיאוּyavi'uthey will bringH935אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413וְכָל־vekholand everyH3605הַדָּבָרhadavar<the> matterH1697הַקָּטֹןhakaton<the> smallH6996יִשְׁפְּטוּ־yishpetu-they will judgeH8199הֵםhemtheyH1992וְהָקֵלvehakeland lightenH7043מֵעָלֶיךָme'aleikhafrom on <the> yourselfH5921וְנָשְׂאוּvenase'uand they will bearH5375אִתָּךְ׃'itakhwith youH854
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 11:17And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
- Deuteronomy 1:17-1817 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. 18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.17 Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.” 18 And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.
- Leviticus 24:11And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
- Numbers 15:33And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,
- Numbers 36:1And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them,
- Numbers 27:2And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,
- Exodus 18:26And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
- Exodus 18:18Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
- Deuteronomy 17:8-98 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; 9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: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. 9 You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
- Romans 13:6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
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