Deuteronomy 1:15-17

Lexham English Bible

¹⁵ And so I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and then I appointed them as leaders over you as commanders of groups of thousands and commanders of groups of hundreds and commanders of groups of fifties and commanders of groups of tens as officials for your tribes. ¹⁶ And at that time I instructed your judges, saying, ‘hear out your fellow men,^[a] and then judge fairly^[b] between a man and between his brother and between his opponent who is a resident alien.^{[c] 17} You must not be partial^[d] in your judgment; ^[e] hear out the small person as also the great person; do not be intimidated by any person,^[f] because the judgment is God’s; and the case that is too difficult^[g] for you, bring it to me, and I will hear it out.’