"The officersalso shall speakto the people,saying,'Whois the manthat has builta newhouseand has not dedicatedit? Let him departand returnto his house,otherwisehe might diein the battleand anothermanwould dedicateit.
Now at the dedicationof the wallof Jerusalemthey soughtout the Levitesfrom alltheir places,to bringthem to Jerusalemso that they might celebratethe dedicationwith gladness,with hymnsof thanksgivingand with songs[to the accompaniment] of cymbals,harpsand lyres.
I will extolYou, O LORD,for You have liftedme up, And have not let my enemiesrejoiceover me.
Moseswas angrywith the officersof the army,the captainsof thousandsand the captainsof hundreds,who had comefrom servicein the war.
Then the officerswhowere over the thousandsof the army,the captainsof thousandsand the captainsof hundreds,approachedMoses,
"So I tookthe headsof your tribes,wiseand experiencedmen,and appointedthem headsoveryou, leadersof thousandsand of hundreds,of fiftiesand of tens,and officersfor your tribes.
"You shall appointfor yourself judgesand officersin allyour townswhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou, according to your tribes,and they shall judgethe peoplewith righteousjudgment.
Whois the manthat has planteda vineyardand has not begunto useits fruit?Let him departand returnto his house,otherwisehe might diein the battleand anothermanwould beginto useits fruit.
"Bringalso thesetencutsof cheeseto the commanderof [their] thousand,and lookinto the welfareof your brothers,and bringback newsof them.
