¹² And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some ^(A)to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.

¹⁸ Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you killed at ^(A)Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they. Every one of them resembled the son of a king.”

¹⁵ So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, ^(A)and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes.

²¹ Moreover, look for ^(A)able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

¹⁴ Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, ^(A)he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. ^15 (B)You shall speak to him and ^(C)put the words in his mouth, and ^(D)I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. ^16 (E)He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and ^(F)you shall be as God to him.

¹⁰ But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but ^(A)I am slow of speech and of tongue.”