13 And on the morowe Moyses sate to iudge the people: and the people stoode about Moyses from morning vnto eue.

14 And when Moyses father in lawe sawe all that he dyd vnto the people, he sayd: what is this that thou doest vnto the people? Why sittest thou thy selfe alone, and all the people stande about thee from morning vnto euen?

15 And Moyses sayde to his father in lawe: because the people come vnto me to seeke counsayle of God.

16 When they haue a matter, they come vnto me, and I iudge betweene euery man & his neyghbour, & shew them the ordinaunces of God and his lawes.

Exodus 18:13-16, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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