Chūāijíjì 18:23

Listen to Chūāijíjì 18:23
23 Nǐ ruĂČ zhĂšyĂ ng xĂ­ng , shĂ©n yĕ zhĂšyĂ ng fēnfu nǐ , nǐ jiĂč nĂ©ng shĂČu de zhĂč , zhĂš bǎixĂŹng yĕ dƍu pĂ­ng pĂ­ngān ān guÄ« huĂ­ tāmende zhĂč chǔ .

Chūāijíjì 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.

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Chūāijíjì 18:23 In-Context

21 BĂŹng yĂ o cĂłng bǎixĂŹng zhƍng jiǎnxuǎn yǒu cĂĄinĂ©ng de rĂ©n , jiĂč shĂŹ jĂŹngwĂši shĂ©n , chĂ©ngshĂ­ wĂș wĂ ng , hĂšn bĂș yĂŹ zhÄ« cĂĄi de rĂ©n , paĂŹ tāmen zuĂČ qiā fĂș zhǎng , bǎifĆ«zhǎng , wǔ shĂ­ fĂș zhǎng , shĂ­ fĂș zhǎng , guǎnlǐ bǎixĂŹng ,
22 JiĂ o tāmen suĂ­ shĂ­ shĕnpĂ n bǎixĂŹng , dĂ  shĂŹ dƍu yĂ o chĂ©ng dĂ o nǐ zhĂšlǐ , xiǎoshĂŹ tāmen zĂŹjǐ kĕyǐ shĕnpĂ n . zhĂšyĂ ng , nǐ jiĂč qÄ«ng shĕng xiē , tāmen yĕ kĕyǐ tĂłng dĂ ng cǐ rĂšn .
23 Nǐ ruĂČ zhĂšyĂ ng xĂ­ng , shĂ©n yĕ zhĂšyĂ ng fēnfu nǐ , nǐ jiĂč nĂ©ng shĂČu de zhĂč , zhĂš bǎixĂŹng yĕ dƍu pĂ­ng pĂ­ngān ān guÄ« huĂ­ tāmende zhĂč chǔ .
24 YĂșshĂŹ , MĂłxÄ« tÄ«ng cĂłng tā yuĂšfĂč de huĂ  , Ă n zhe tā suǒ shuƍ de qĂč xĂ­ng .
25 MĂłxÄ« cĂłng YǐsĂšliĂš rĂ©n zhƍng jiǎnxuǎn le yǒu cĂĄinĂ©ng de rĂ©n , lĂŹ tāmen wĂši bǎixĂŹng de shǒulǐng , zuĂČ qiā fĂș zhǎng , bǎifĆ«zhǎng , wǔ shĂ­ fĂș zhǎng , shĂ­ fĂș zhǎng .
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