Exodus 18:26
Exodus 18:24-27 The Message (MSG)
Moses listened to the counsel of his father-in-law and did everything he said. Moses picked competent men from all Israel and set them as leaders over the people who were organized by the thousand, by the hundred, by fifty, and by ten. They took over the everyday work of judging among the people. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but in the routine cases they were the judges. Then Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law who went home to his own country.
Exodus 18:26 King James Version (KJV)
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Exodus 18:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge.
Exodus 18:26 New Century Version (NCV)
These officers solved disagreements among the people all the time. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but they decided the simple cases themselves.
Exodus 18:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Exodus 18:26 New International Version (NIV)
They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves.
Exodus 18:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
So they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves.
Exodus 18:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but every minor dispute they judged and decided themselves.