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Deuteronomy 1

Deut. 1:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ye shall not κrespect
nakar (Hebrew #5234)
properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)
KJV usage: acknowledge, X could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
Pronounce: naw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
persons
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
b in judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
; but ye shall hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
the small
qatan (Hebrew #6996)
from 6962; abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
KJV usage: least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).
Pronounce: kaw-tawn'
Origin: or qaton {kaw-tone'}
as well as the great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
; ye shall not bec afraid
guwr (Hebrew #1481)
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
KJV usage: abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, X surely.
Pronounce: goor
Origin: a primitive root
of the face
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
of man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
; for thed judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
is God’s
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
: and the cause
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
that is too hard
qashah (Hebrew #7185)
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
KJV usage: be cruel, be fiercer, make grievous, be ((ask a), be in, have, seem, would) hard(-en, (labour), -ly, thing), be sore, (be, make) stiff(-en, (-necked)).
Pronounce: kaw-shaw'
Origin: a primitive root
for you, bring
qarab (Hebrew #7126)
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV usage: (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Pronounce: kaw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
it unto me, and I will hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
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acknowledge faces.
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Lev. 19:15• 15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shall not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the mighty; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. (Lev. 19:15)
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Prov. 24:23• 23These [things] also [are] of the wise.{HR}To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. (Prov. 24:23)
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James 2:1• 1My brethren, do not with respectings of persons have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory. (James 2:1)
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Jer. 1:17• 17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. (Jer. 1:17)
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2 Chron. 19:6• 6{i}And he said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, who will be with you in the matter of judgment.{/i} (2 Chron. 19:6)

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Deut. 10:17• 17{i}For Jehovah your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward;{/i} (Deut. 10:17)
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Deut. 16:19• 19{i}Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.{/i} (Deut. 16:19)
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Lev. 19:15• 15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shall not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the mighty; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. (Lev. 19:15)
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1 Sam. 16:7• 7{i}But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart.{/i} (1 Sam. 16:7)
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2 Sam. 14:14• 14For we must needs die, and are as water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth He devise means, that His banished may not be expelled from Him. (2 Sam. 14:14)
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Prov. 24:23• 23These [things] also [are] of the wise.{HR}To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. (Prov. 24:23)
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Luke 20:21• 21And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou rightly sayest and teachest and acceptest no [man's] person, but in truth teachest the way of God. (Luke 20:21)
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Acts 10:34‑35• 34And Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons
 35but in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:34‑35)
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Rom. 2:11• 11for there is no regard of person with God. (Rom. 2:11)
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Eph. 6:9• 9And, masters, do the same things toward them, giving up threatening, knowing that the master both of them and of you is in [the] heavens; and there is no respect of persons with him. (Eph. 6:9)
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Col. 3:25• 25For he that doeth wrongfully shall receive what he did wrongfully, and there is no respect of persons. (Col. 3:25)
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James 2:1,3,9• 1My brethren, do not with respectings of persons have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory.
 3and ye look upon him that weareth the splendid clothing, and say, Sit thou here well; and ye say to the poor one, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool,
 9but if ye have respect to persons, ye work sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. (James 2:1,3,9)
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1 Peter 1:17• 17And if as Father ye call on Him that impartially judgeth according to the work of each, pass the time of your sojourning in fear, (1 Peter 1:17)
respect persons.
Heb. acknowledge faces.That is, let not the bold, daring countenances of the rich or mighty induce you to give an unrighteous decision; and let not the abject look of the poor man induce you either to favour him in an unrighteous cause, or to give judgment against him at the demand of the oppressor.ye shall hear.
Ex. 23:3,6‑7• 3{i}Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.{/i}
 6{i}Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.{/i}
 7{i}Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.{/i} (Ex. 23:3,6‑7)
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1 Sam. 12:3‑4• 3{i}Here I am: testify against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I injured? or of whose hand have I received any ransom and blinded mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it to you.{/i}
 4{i}And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand{/i}. (1 Sam. 12:3‑4)
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Job 22:6‑9• 6For thou distrainedst thy brother without cause,{HR}And didst strip off the clothes of the naked;
 7To the weary thou gavest no water,{HR}And from the hungry didst withhold bread.
 8And the man of might — his was the land,{HR}And the accepted of face dwelleth in it.
 9Widows didst thou send empty away,{HR}And the arms of the fatherless were broken. (Job 22:6‑9)
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Job 29:11‑17• 11For the ear heard and praised me,{HR}And an eye saw and testified to me.
 12For I delivered the poor that cried,{HR}And the fatherless that had no helper.
 13The blessing of the perishing came on me,{HR}And the heart of the widow I made sing.
 14Righteousness I put on, and it put me on,{HR}As a robe and a diadem mine equity.
 15I was eyes to the blind,{HR}And feet [was] I to the lame,
 16A father to the needy,{HR}And the cause I knew not I searched.
 17And I broke the jaw of the wicked,{HR}And flung the prey out of his teeth. (Job 29:11‑17)
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Job 31:13‑16• 13If I despised the right of my bondman{HR}Or of my bondmaid, in their contending with me,
 14What then shall I do when God [El] ariseth?{HR}And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
 15In the belly did not he that made me make him?{HR}And did not One fashion us in the womb?
 16If I kept back the poor from [their] desire,{HR}And the eyes of the widow made to pine, (Job 31:13‑16)
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Psa. 82:3‑4• 3Judge the poor (man) and fatherless;{HR}Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
 4{i}Rescue the poor and the needy{/i},{HR}Deliver them from the hand of the wicked. (Psa. 82:3‑4)
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Prov. 22:22‑23• 22Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor,{HR}Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
 23For Jehovah will plead their cause,{HR}And despoil the soul of those that despoil them. (Prov. 22:22‑23)
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Jer. 5:28‑29• 28{i}They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.{/i}
 29{i}Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?{/i} (Jer. 5:28‑29)
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Amos 5:11‑12• 11Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
 12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. (Amos 5:11‑12)
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Mic. 2:1‑3• 1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
 2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
 3{i}Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily: for it is an evil time.{/i} (Mic. 2:1‑3)
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Mic. 3:1‑4• 1{i}And I said{/i}, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
 2{i}Ye who hate the good, and love evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;{/i}
 3{i}and who eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces as for the pot, and as flesh within the cauldron.{/i}
 4{i}Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings{/i}. (Mic. 3:1‑4)
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Mic. 7:3‑4• 3{i}Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it.{/i}
 4{i}The best of them is as a briar; the most upright, worse than a thorn-fence. The day of thy watchmen, thy visitation is come; now shall be their perplexity.{/i} (Mic. 7:3‑4)
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James 2:2‑5• 2For if there come into your meeting a man gold-ringed in splendid clothing, and there come in also a poor one in vile clothing;
 3and ye look upon him that weareth the splendid clothing, and say, Sit thou here well; and ye say to the poor one, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool,
 4did you not make a difference among yourselves and become judges of evil thoughts?
 5Hear, my beloved brethren; did not God choose the poor as to the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those that love him? (James 2:2‑5)
ye shall not.
1 Kings 21:8‑14• 8{i}And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.{/i}
 9{i}And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;{/i}
 10{i}and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.{/i}
 11{i}And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:{/i}
 12{i}they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.{/i}
 13{i}And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.{/i}
 14{i}And they sent to Jezebel saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.{/i} (1 Kings 21:8‑14)
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Job 31:34• 34Because I feared the great multitude,{HR}And the contempt of families terrified me,{HR}So that I am silent, I go not out of the door. (Job 31:34)
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Prov. 29:25• 25{i}The fear of man bringeth a snare;{HR}But whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected.{/i} (Prov. 29:25)
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Jer. 1:17• 17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. (Jer. 1:17)
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Matt. 22:16• 16{i}And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for anyone, for thou regardest not men's person;{/i} (Matt. 22:16)
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Mark 12:14• 14And they come, and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest for no one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? (Mark 12:14)
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1 Thess. 2:4• 4but even as we have been approved of God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God that proveth our hearts. (1 Thess. 2:4)
the judgment.
2 Chron. 19:6• 6{i}And he said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, who will be with you in the matter of judgment.{/i} (2 Chron. 19:6)
the cause.
Deut. 17:8‑10• 8{i}If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose{/i}.
 9And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment:
 10and thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which Jehovah shall choose shall show thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee. (Deut. 17:8‑10)
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Ex. 18:18,22,26• 18{i}Thou wilt be quite exhausted, both thou and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou canst not perform it alone.{/i}
 22{i}that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be that they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten the task on thee, and they shall bear it with thee.{/i}
 26{i}And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.{/i} (Ex. 18:18,22,26)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Ye shall not respect persons in judgment: ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God’s; and the matter that is too hard for you shall ye bring to me, that I may hear it.

W. Kelly Translation

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Ye shall not respect persons in judgment: ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God’s; and the matter that is too hard for you shall ye bring to me, that I may hear it.

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)