14 Then he answered me and said, the thing is good that thou hast commanded us to do.

15 So I took the chief of your tribes, [a]wise and known men, and made them rulers over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifty, and captains over ten, and officers among your tribes.

16 And I charged your Judges that same time, saying, Hear the controversies between your brethren, and (A)judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:15 Declaring what sort of men ought to have a public charge, read Exod. 18:31.

14 You answered me, “What you propose to do is good.”

15 So I took(A) the leading men of your tribes,(B) wise and respected men,(C) and appointed them to have authority over you—as commanders(D) of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens and as tribal officials.(E) 16 And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge(F) fairly,(G) whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.(H)

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