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Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Able men - The qualifications are remarkably complete: ability, piety, truthfulne , and unselfishne . From (Deuteronomy 1:13), i…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Provide out of all the people able men.—This was the gist of Jethro’s advice. It seems somewhat surprising that it should…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Moreover, you shall199 provide out of all the people. Literally so, “you shall provide;” meaning, you shall choose out…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Moreover, you shall provide out of all the people
Or look out F20 from among them; see ([Reference Acts 6…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is the great zeal and the toil of Moses as a magistrate. Having been employed to redeem Israel out of the house of bondage, he is a further ty…

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