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)