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Exodus 18:22

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.

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ASV

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 themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.Tuand they will judgeH8199 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָם֮ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
בְּכָל־be.kholat everyH3605 →
עֵת֒'ettimeH6256 →
וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
הַדָּבָ֤רha.da.Var<the> matterH1697 →
הַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
יָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uthey will bringH935 →
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand everyH3605 →
הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Var<the> matterH1697 →
הַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.Ton<the> smallH6996 →
יִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-they will judgeH8199 →
הֵ֑םHemtheyH1992 →
וְהָקֵל֙ve.ha.Keland lightenH7043 →
מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָme.'a.Lei.khafrom on <the> yourselfH5921 →
וְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'Uand they will bearH5375 →
אִתָּֽךְ׃'i.Takhwith youH854 →

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Deuteronomy 1:17Show 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.”Numbers 11:17And 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.Numbers 27:2the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,Numbers 15:33Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,Deuteronomy 1:17–18Show 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.”Exodus 18:26And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.Numbers 36:1Now 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,Leviticus 24:11The 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.)Exodus 18:18Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.Deuteronomy 17:8–9If 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.Romans 13:6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.

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The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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