Exodus 18:19-23 "Listen to the advice I give you. May God be with you! You must be the people's representative to God and bring their disagreements to him.

VIN⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁹ "Listen to the advice I give you. May God be with you! You must be the people's representative to God and bring their disagreements to him. ²⁰ and enlighten them statutes and torahs and have them know the way to walk and the work to work: ²¹ "You shall look for capable men among the people, men who fear God, men of integrity who hate dishonest gain. You shall set these men over them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. ²² They shall judge the people at all times. Let them bring every major matter to you, but let them judge every minor matter. It will lighten your burden, and they'll bear it with you. ²³ If you do this, and God so commands you, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will also go to their homes in peace."