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Exodus 18:19-21
1599 Geneva Bible
Exodus 18:19-21
1599 Geneva Bible
19 Hear now my [a]voice, (I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee) be thou for the people to [b]Godward, and report thou the causes unto God,
20 And admonish them of the ordinances, and of the laws, and show them the way, wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Moreover, provide thou among all the people [c]men of courage, fearing God, men dealing truly, hating covetousness: and appoint such over them to be rulers over thousands, rulers over hundreds, rulers over fifties, and rulers over tens.
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- Exodus 18:19 Or, counsel.
- Exodus 18:19 Judge thou in hard causes, which cannot be decided but by consulting with God.
- Exodus 18:21 What manner of men ought to be chosen to bear office.
Exodus 18:19-21
New International Version
Exodus 18:19-21
New International Version
19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you.(A) You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes(B) to him. 20 Teach them his decrees and instructions,(C) and show them the way they are to live(D) and how they are to behave.(E) 21 But select capable men(F) from all the people—men who fear(G) God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain(H)—and appoint them as officials(I) over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
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