the evening.

And when his brother saw all that he did with the people, he said, What is this that thou doest with the people? Why sittest thou alone, and all the people stand about thee from the morning even unto the evening?

And Moses said unto him, The people come unto me, and ask counsel of GOD.

For where they have business, they come unto me, that I may judge between every man and his neighbour, and shew them the judgments of God, and his statutes.

And his brother’s servant said unto him, It is not good that thou shouldest do this thing.

Thou hast wearied thyself, and the people also that are with thee. The business is too heavy for thee; thou canst not do it alone.

But obey my voice; I will counsel thee, and God shall be with thee. Care thou for the people before God, and bring the business before God;

And establish unto them statutes and judgments, that thou mayest teach them the way wherein they shall walk, and the works which they shall do.

And look among all the people for men of integrity, who fear God, and are truthful, and are enemies to covetousness: and set them over a thousand, and over an hundred, and over fifty, and over ten,

That they may judge the people at all times: but if there be any great matter, let them bring it unto thee, and let them judge all small matters. So it shall be easier for thee, and they shall bear with thee.

if you do this, you will be able to accomplish what God has given you, and all these people will be able to come to their place with peace.

And Moses obeyed his brother’s word, and did according to all that he said, 25. And righteous men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, some over a thousand, and some over an hundred, and some over fifty, and some over ten.

To judge the people always, and to bring unto Moses the things that were grievous, and to judge the small things.

So Moses sent his brother in law into his own land.
(Exodus)
Chapter 19
Preparation to hear the law of God.

In the third moon after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, they came that day into the wilderness of Sinai.

For they came out from Raphidim, and went into the wilderness of Sinai: and they pitched in the wilderness there toward the mountain.

And Moses went up unto God. And the LORD called unto him from the mount, and said, Thus shalt thou say unto the house of Jacob, and proclaim unto the children of Israel: 4. Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto me.

If ye will therefore obey my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be my possession before all nations: for all the earth is mine.

And ye shall be unto me a priestly kingdom, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt say unto the children of Israel.

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which the LORD had commanded.

And all the people answered at once, and said: All that the LORD hath spoken will we do.
And Moses told the people’s words again unto the LORD.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, I will come unto thee in a thick cloud, that this people may hear my words which I speak unto thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses declared unto the LORD the words of the people.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, that they may wash their clothes.

And be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD shall come down before all the people unto mount Sinai.

And make an enclosure round about for the people, and say unto them: Beware that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch the end thereof: for whosoever toucheth the mountain shall surely surely die.

No hand shall touch him, but he shall be stoned, or shot with a projectile; whether it be beast or man, he shall not live. But when it shall sound for a long time, then they shall go to the mountain.

And Moses came down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes.

And he said unto them, Be ready for the third day, and let no man draw nigh unto his wife.

And it came to pass, when the third day was come, and the morning was come, that there arose thunderings and lightnings, and a great cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a very great trumpet. And all the people that were in the camp were afraid.

And Moses brought the people forth out of the camp to meet God: and they came down unto the mountain.

And all mount Sinai smoked, because the LORD came down upon the mount with fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount shook exceedingly.

And the sound of the trumpet increased. Moses spoke, and God answered him loudly.

And it came to pass, when the LORD was come down to mount Sinai, to the top of it, that he called Moses to the top of the mountain: and Moses went up.

And the LORD said unto him, Go down, and witness unto the people, that they come not down to the LORD, that they may see, and many fall from among them.

And let the priests that come near unto the LORD sanctify themselves, that the LORD smite them not.

And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot go up into mount Sinai: for thou hast testified unto us, saying, Make an enclosure about the mount, and sanctify it.

And the LORD said unto him, Go thy way, go down; thou and Aaron with thee shall go up: but the priests and the people shall not go up, to go up unto the LORD, lest he break them in pieces.

And Moses went down unto the people, and told them.
(Exodus)
Chapter 20
Moses receives the holy ten commandments of God.

And God spoke all these words:

I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness, either of them that are in heaven above, or of them that are in the earth beneath, or of them that are in the water under the earth.

Worship them not, neither serve them. For I, the LORD thy God, am a zealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation that hate me, 6. And do mercy to many thousands that love me, and keep my commandments.

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not suffer him to go unpunished that taketh his name in vain.

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy.

Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt feed all thy substance; 10. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt do no work there, neither thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.

For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that is therein, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest live long in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
13, thou shalt not kill.

thou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Lust not after thy neighbour’s house. Let not thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that thy neighbour hath, be thy delight.

And all the people saw thunder and lightning, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. And when they saw these things, they fled, and stood afar off; 19. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou unto us, and we will obey: and let not God speak unto us, lest we die.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to try you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

So the people stood afar off: but Moses went in unto the darkness, because God was within.

And the LORD said unto him, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have spoken unto you from heaven.

Therefore shall ye make nothing beside me; silver and gold gods shall ye not make.

Make me an altar of earth, whereon thou shalt offer thy burnt offering, and thy peace offerings, and thy sheep, and thy oxen. For in the place where I will make a memorial of my name, there will I come unto thee, and bless thee.

And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones: for whithersoever thou passest thy knife over it, thou shalt pollute it.

Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, lest thy shame be uncovered before him.
(Exodus)
Chapter 21
Order of the servants. Item, about murderers and manslayers.

These are the statutes which thou shalt present unto them:

If thou buy a servant of the children of Israel, he shall serve thee six years: