Exodus 18:13-16

Thomson(i) 13 And on the morrow Moses sat to administer justice to the people, and all the people attended on Moses from early in the morning till late in the evening. 14 And when Jothor saw all that he did for the people, he said, What is this that thou dost for the people? Why hast thou sitten alone and all the people attended thee from morning till night? 15 And Moses said to his father in law, Because the people come to me to have a determination from God. 16 For when a controversy happeneth among them and they come to me, I administer justice to every one, and teach them the statutes of God and his law.