Joshua 22:21 Cross References - Rotherham

²¹ Then responded the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh,––and spake unto the heads of the thousands of Israel:

²¹ Thou thyself, therefore, shalt look out, from among all the people––men of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion,––and place them over [them] as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. ²² So shall they judge the people at any time, and it shall be, all the great matters, shall they bring in unto thee, but, all the small matters, shall, they themselves, judge,––so, lighten thou the burden for thyself, and let them bear it with thee. ²³ If, this thing, thou wilt do, and God shall command thee, then shalt thou be able to endure,––yea, moreover, all this people, shall go in, unto their dwellings, contented. ²⁴ So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father–in–law, and did all that he had said; ²⁵ and Moses chose men of ability out of all Israel, and set them to be heads over the people,––rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

¹ A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.

¹ To man, belong the preparations of the heart, but, from Yahweh, cometh the answer of the tongue.

¹³ He that answereth before he heareth, a folly, it is to him, and, a reproach.

²⁶ Lips, should one kiss with one who answereth in right words.

² Thou, therefore, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though, little, to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee, shall Mine come forth, to be ruler in Israel,––whose comings forth, have been from of old, from the days of age–past time.

⁴ But Peter, making a beginning, went on to set forth the matter unto them in order, saying––

¹⁹ Ye know, my brethren beloved,––but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

¹⁵ But, the Lord Christ, hallow ye in your hearts, ready always for a defence, unto every one that is asking you a reason concerning, the hope within you,––nevertheless, with meekness and reverence: