Éxodo 18:23

23 Si pones esto en práctica y Dios así te lo ordena, podrás aguantar; el pueblo, por su parte, se irá a casa satisfecho.

Éxodo 18:23 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 18:23

If thou shall do this thing
Hearken to the advice given, and put it in execution, by choosing out of the people, and placing over them, judges qualified, as directed: and God command thee so; for he did not desire him to follow his advice any further than it appeared to be according to the will of God, which he doubted not he would inquire about; and if he found it was agreeable to it, and should pursue it:

then thou shall be able to endure;
to continue in his office and post, and hold on for years to come, God granting him life and health; whereas otherwise, in all human probability, he must waste and wear away apace:

and all this people shall also go to their place in peace;
having had their cases heard and tried, and their differences adjusted to satisfaction; and quick dispatch being made, they would return to their tents or places of abode in much peace of mind, and sit down contented with the determination made, and pleased that the lawsuit was not protracted to any unreasonable length of time. Jarchi interprets all this people, of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and the seventy elders that came with him, as if they by this means would be eased, and so pleased with it.

Éxodo 18:23 In-Context

21 Elige tú mismo entre el pueblo hombres capaces y temerosos de Dios, que amen la verdad y aborrezcan las ganancias mal habidas, y desígnalos jefes de mil, de cien, de cincuenta y de diez personas.
22 Serán ellos los que funjan como jueces de tiempo completo, atendiendo los casos sencillos, y los casos difíciles te los traerán a ti. Eso te aligerará la carga, porque te ayudarán a llevarla.
23 Si pones esto en práctica y Dios así te lo ordena, podrás aguantar; el pueblo, por su parte, se irá a casa satisfecho.
24 Moisés atendió a la voz de su suegro y siguió sus sugerencias.
25 Escogió entre todos los israelitas hombres capaces, y los puso al frente de los israelitas como jefes de mil, cien, cincuenta y diez personas.
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