Exodus 18:14
Hebrew Text— Exodus 18:14When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, “What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?”
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Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down!” He came over, and sat down.
Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate. When any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him, and said, “What city are you from?” He said, “Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.”
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to all the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” All the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.
The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.
For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: