Bible Verses About Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Judges appointed

and the father-in-law of Moses seeth all that he is doing to the people, and saith, `What is this thing which thou art doing to the people? wherefore art thou sitting by thyself, and all the people standing by thee from morning till evening?'

And Moses saith to his father-in-law, `Because the people come unto me to seek God;

when they have a matter, it hath come unto me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbour, and made known the statutes of God, and His laws.'

And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, `The thing which thou art doing is not good;

thou dost surely wear away, both thou, and this people which is with thee, for the thing is too heavy for thee, thou art not able to do it by thyself.

`Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God;

and thou hast warned them concerning the statutes and the laws, and hast made known to them the way in which they go, and the work which they do.

`And thou--thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed these over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

and they have judged the people at all times; and it hath come to pass, every great matter they bring in unto thee, and every small matter they judge themselves; and lighten it from off thyself, and they have borne with thee.

If thou dost this thing, and God hath commanded thee, then thou hast been able to stand, and all this people also goeth in unto its place in peace.'

And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, and doth all that he said,

and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.

`And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you;

Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and lo, ye are to-day as the stars of the heavens for multitude;

Jehovah, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as ye are , a thousand times, and doth bless you as He hath spoken to you.

`How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?

Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

and ye answer me and say, Good is the thing which thou hast spoken--to do.

`And I take the heads of your tribes, men, wise and known, and I appoint them heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities, for your tribes.