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Here is a word of advice for thee; do but listen, and God will speed thee. Thy part is to be the representative of this people with God, referring all their affairs to him, (Exodus 18, 19)
Meanwhile, choose out here and there among the people able men, God-fearing, lovers of truth and haters of gain ill won; put each of these in charge of a tribe, or of a hundred families, or fifty families, or ten.✻ (Exodus 18, 21)
These will administer justice to the people from day to day, referring graver matters to thee, but deciding for themselves all that is of less moment. Share thy burden with others, and find relief; (Exodus 18, 22)
He chose out here and there among the Israelites active men, and made them rulers of the people, with the charge of a tribe, or a hundred families, or fifty families, or ten; (Exodus 18, 25)
and these administered justice to the people day after day, referring graver matters to him, and deciding for themselves all that was of less moment. (Exodus 18, 26)
They set out from Raphidim, and marched all the way to the Sinai desert before they encamped, pitching their tents there in full view of the mountain. (Exodus 19, 2)
You have seen for yourselves what I did to the Egyptians, how I carried you as if on eagle’s wings, and took you up into my care. (Exodus 19, 4)
So, when Moses came back, he summoned the elders of the people, and told them what message it was the Lord had entrusted to him; (Exodus 19, 7)
whereupon the whole people answered with one voice, We will do all the Lord has said. Moses went back to the Lord with this promise from the people, (Exodus 19, 8)
and the Lord said to him, The time has come now when I mean to visit thee, wrapped in a dark cloud, so that all the people may hear me talking with thee, and obey thee without question henceforward. And when Moses had told him of the people’s promise, (Exodus 19, 9)
he said, Go back to the people, and spend to-day and to-morrow ridding them of defilement. Let them wash their clothes, (Exodus 19, 10)
and hold themselves in readiness for the third day; two days from now, the Lord will come down on to mount Sinai in the presence of all the people. (Exodus 19, 11)
