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21 Moreouer, thou shalt seeke out among all the people, men of actiuitie and such as feare God, true men hating couetousnes, and place of these ouer the people rulers of thousandes, rulers of hundrethes, rulers of fiftithes, and rulers of tennes, 22 And let them iudge the people at all seasons: and euery great matter that commeth, let them bryng vnto thee, but let them iudge all small causes them selues, and so shall it be easier for thy selfe, and they shall beare a burthen with thee. 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God charge thee withall, thou shalt be able to endure, and yet the people shall come to their place in peace. 24 And so Moyses obeyed the voyce of his father in lawe, and dyd all that he had sayde. 25 And Moyses chose actiue men out of all Israel, and made them as heades ouer the people, namely rulers of thousandes, rulers of hundrethes, rulers of fiftithes, and rulers of tennes, 26 And they iudged the people at all seasons: but brought the harde causes vnto Moyses, and iudged all small matters them selues. 27 And Moyses let his father in lawe depart: and he went into his owne lande. Exodus 18:21-27, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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