Deuteronomy 1:12-15 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12. But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes by myself?

13. Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

14. “You replied to me, ‘What you propose to do is good.’

15. “So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: officials for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.

Deuteronomy 1