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The Book of Exodus, Chapter 18, Verse 11

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And Jethro said, Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
King James Version
Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them.
American Standard Version
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
New English Translation
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all the gods, for in the thing in which they dealt proudly against them he has destroyed them.”
World English Bible
Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them."
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And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.
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And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
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And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What [is] this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
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And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
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When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make [them] know the statutes of God, and his laws.
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And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest [is] not good.
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Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that [is] with thee: for this thing [is] too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
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Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
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And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
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Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: