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rulers of tens. 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. If thou shalt do this thing, and
God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this
people shall also go to their place in peace. So Moses hearkened to
the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said. And Moses
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chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people,
rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of
tens. And they judged the people at all seasons. The hard causes they
brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his
own land.”
Moses was not above being instructed by his father-in-law. God
had exalted him greatly and wrought wonders by his hand. Yet Moses
did not reason that God had chosen him to instruct others, and had
accomplished wonderful things by his hand, and he therefore needed
not to be instructed. He gladly listened to the suggestions of his
father-in-law, and adopted his plan as a wise arrangement.
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