Exodus 18:22

22 And let them judge the people all the time, {and} every major issue they will bring to you, and every minor issue they will judge themselves. And [so] lighten [it] for yourself, and they will bear [it] with you.

Exodus 18:22 In-Context

20 And you warn them [of] the rules and the instructions, and you make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work that they must do.
21 And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
22 And let them judge the people all the time, {and} every major issue they will bring to you, and every minor issue they will judge themselves. And [so] lighten [it] for yourself, and they will bear [it] with you.
23 If you will do this thing and God will command you, [then] you will be able to endure, and also each of the people will go to his home in peace."
24 And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and he did all that he had said.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Literally "and it will be"
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