Exodus 18:22-26

English Standard Version

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. ²³ If you do this, God will direct you, you will be ^(D)able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.”

²⁴ So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. ^25 (E)Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. ²⁶ And ^(F)they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.