Exodus 18:22

New English Translation

They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and they will bear the burden with you.

Cross References

Ezra 7:25

“Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, appoint judges and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.

Exodus 18:18

You will surely wear out, both you and these people who are with you, for this is too heavy a burden for you; you are not able to do it by yourself.

Exodus 18:23

If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will be able to go home satisfied.”

Exodus 18:26

They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

Leviticus 24:11

The Israelite woman’s son misused the Name and cursed, so they brought him to Moses. (Now his mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

Numbers 11:17

Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it all by yourself.

Numbers 15:33

Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community.

Numbers 27:2

And they stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,

Numbers 36:1

Then the heads of the family groups of the Gileadites, the descendant of Machir, the descendant of Manasseh, who were from the Josephite families, approached and spoke before Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families.

Romans 13:6

For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.