Exodus 18:22

Bible in Basic English 1965

And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.

Cross References

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, by the wisdom of your God which is in you, are to put rulers and judges to have authority over all the people across the river who have knowledge of the laws of your God; and you are to give teaching to him who has no knowledge of them.

Exodus 18:18

Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.

Exodus 18:23

If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.

Exodus 18:26

And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.

Leviticus 24:11

And the son of the Israelite woman said evil against the holy Name, with curses; and they took him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

Numbers 11:17

And I will come down and have talk with you there: and I will take some of the spirit which is on you and put it on them, and they will take part of the weight of the people off you, so that you do not have to take it by yourself.

Numbers 15:33

And those who saw him getting sticks took him before Moses and Aaron and all the people.

Numbers 27:2

They came before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs and all the people at the door of the Tent of meeting, and said,

Numbers 36:1

Now the heads of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came to Moses, the chiefs and the heads of families of the children of Israel being present,

Romans 13:6

For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.