²² And ^(A)let them judge the people at all times. ^(B)Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will ^(C)bear the burden with you.

^17 (A)And I will come down and talk with you there. And ^(B)I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and ^(C)they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.

Marriage of Female Heirs

36 The heads of the fathers' houses of the clan of the ^(A)people of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of the people of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the chiefs, the heads of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel.

² And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,

³³ And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation.

¹¹ and the Israelite woman's son ^(A)blasphemed the ^(B)Name, and cursed. Then they ^(C)brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

²⁶ And ^(A)they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.

⁶ For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.

Legal Decisions by Priests and Judges

⁸ “If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise and go up to ^(A)the place that the Lord your God will choose. ^9 (B)And you shall come to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall consult them, and ^(C)they shall declare to you the decision.

^17 (A)You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for ^(B)the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall ^(C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’ ¹⁸ And I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do.