- the elders:
- "Moreover thou¹ shalt provideª° out of all¹¹ the peopleª ableª men,²¹ such as fearª God,ª men²¹ of truth,ª hatingª° covetousness;ª and placeª° [such] over¹ them, [to be] rulersª of thousands,ª [and] rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens:ª ... And let them judgeª°¹ the peopleª at all¹ seasons:ª and it shall be,¹ [that] every¹ greatª matterª they shall bringª° unto¹ thee, but every¹ smallª matterª they¹ shall judge:ª° so shall it be easierª° for¹¹ thyself, and they shall bearª° [the burden] with¹ thee." {Exd 18:21-22} + "If¹ she please²² not¹¹ her master,ª who¹ hath betrothedª°¹ her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed:ª° to sellª° her unto a strangeª nationª he shall have no¹ power,ª° seeing he hath dealt deceitfullyª° with her." {Exd 21:8} + "Ye¹ standª° this dayª all¹ of you beforeª the LORDª your God;ª your captainsª of your tribes,ª your elders,ª and your officers,ª° [with] all¹ the menª of Israel,ª" {Deu 29:10} + "Gatherª° unto¹ me¹ all¹ the eldersª of your tribes,ª and your officers,ª° that I may speakª°¹ these¹ wordsª in their ears,ª and callª°¹ heavenª and earthª to record²° against them." {Deu 31:28} + "So she wroteª° lettersª in Ahab'sª name,ª and sealedª° [them] with his seal,ª and sentª° the lettersª unto¹ the eldersª and to¹ the noblesª that¹ [were] in his city,ª dwellingª° with¹ Naboth.ª" {1Kg 21:8} + "Her husbandª is knownª° in the gates,ª when he sittethª° among¹ the eldersª of the land.ª" {Prv 31:23} + "The eldersª have ceasedª° from the gate,ª¹ the young menª from their musick.ª¹" {Lam 5:14} + "Andª they stirred upª° the¹ people,ª andª the¹ elders,ª andª the¹ scribes,ª andª came uponª° [him], and caughtª° him,ª andª broughtª° [him] toª the¹ council,ª" {Act 6:12}
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