"And they that foundª° him gatheringª° sticksª broughtª° him unto¹ Mosesª and Aaron,ª and unto¹ all¹ the congregation.ª ... And they put²°¹ him in ward,ª because¹ it was not¹ declaredª° what¹ should be doneª° to him." {Num 15:33-34} + "And it came to pass¹ on the morrow,ª¹ that Mosesª satª° to judgeª°¹ the people:ª and the peopleª stoodª° by¹ Mosesª from¹ the morningª unto¹ the evening.ª ... And when Moses'ª father in lawª° sawª°¹ all¹ that¹ he¹ didª° to the people,ª he said,ª° What¹ [is] this¹ thingª that¹ thou¹ doestª° to the people?ª why¹ sittestª° thou¹ thyself alone,¹ and all¹ the peopleª standª° by¹ thee from¹ morningª unto¹ even?ª" {Exd 18:13-14} + "Hearkenª° now¹ unto my voice,ª I will give thee counsel,ª° and Godª shall beª° with¹ thee: Be¹ thou¹ for the peopleª to God-ward,ªª that thou¹ mayest bringª°¹ the causesª unto¹ God:ª ... And they judgedª°¹ the peopleª at all¹ seasons:ª the hardª¹ causesª they broughtª° unto¹ Moses,ª but every¹ smallª matterª² they judgedª° themselves.¹" {Exd 18:19-26} + "If¹ there arise a matter² too hardª°¹ for¹ thee in judgment,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ pleaª and plea,ª and between¹ strokeª and stroke,ª [being] mattersª of controversyª within thy gates:ª then shalt thou arise,ª° and get thee upª° into¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall choose;ª° ... And thou shalt doª° according to¹¹ the sentence,ª² which¹ they of¹ that¹ placeª which¹ the LORDª shall chooseª° shall shewª° thee; and thou shalt observeª° to doª° according to all¹ that¹ they informª° thee:" {Deu 17:8-10} |
