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And it came to pass that יהוה (YHVH) did say unto Moses: Gather unto me twelve men and twelve women of the Elders of Israel, they whom thou knowest to be Elders of the people, and officers over them;
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And have these choose out from amongst thy people seventy-two men and seventy-two women of the Elders of Israel,
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And do bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee and I will come down and talk with thee there.
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And I will take of that Spirit which is upon thee and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people that they might be one.
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¶ And so it was that Moses spoke unto Israel, saying: Gather unto me all the Elders of your tribes and your officers,
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That I may speak these words in their ears and call unto the heavens and the earth to record it against them.
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For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves and turn aside from the way which I have taught you;
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And evil will befall you in the latter days because ye will do evil in the sight of יהוה (YHVH), to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses took aside men and women of Israel and he did set them apart to lead the people.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses did take all the Elders of the tribes of Israel, and their officers, and he did teach them, saying:
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At the end of each period of seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles (Sukkot),
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When all Israel is come to appear before יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, in the place which He shall choose, thou shalt read the Torah before all Israel in their hearing.
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Ye shall assemble this people together: the men, and the women, and the children, and the foreigner that is within your gates;
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And this that all may hear, and that all may learn, and that all may reverence יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, and observe to do all the words of His Torah,
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And that your children, which have not known יהוה (YHVH) or His Torah, may hear and learn to revere יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, as long as ye live in the land whither ye shall go over Jordan to possess it.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses did set apart twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel, and twelve women, one from each of the tribes of Israel,
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And he spoke unto these, saying: When יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim, shall send His Shalom (peace or gospel) to all the nations, He shall call and choose twelve talmidim,
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To be the witnesses of HaShem (the Name) and the Kingdom unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.
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And these He shall appoint Shepherds of the flock; under the appointment of the Sar Ra’ah, He shall make them nobles in His Kingdom:
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Twelve He shall appoint them to declare His Torah unto all nations; and to teach it among all of Israel who are scattered across the earth.
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And the twelve talmidim shall have authority as watchers and carriers of His ensign unto the people beyond the kingdom, by appointment of that Sar Ra’ah.
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And these shall be faithful to that dominion which they are given in the kingdom, by the mitzvoth of יהוה (YHVH), our Elohim.
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And so it is that יהוה (YHVH) hath called you this day to be His talmidim and to bear faithful testimony to all nations:
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Therefore, cease not to declare the whole counsel of Ha’Elohim and יהוה (YHVH) shall give you rest from your labors, and you shall be noble ones forever.
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And ye shall choose of yourselves one of the men from among you and one of the women from among you to speak for all of you, even as was done amongst the twelve righteous in the days of Nimrod:
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And unto them ye shall all give heed, as chiefs amongst you, yet shall Sar Ra’ah be over all, and ye shall rebel not against His mitzvoth;
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And so it shall be that ye shall be even as princes and princesses in the kingdom forever.
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¶ And these shall select from among you seventy-two Elders, chosen men and women, faithful in the Torah of יהוה (YHVH), to teach the people.
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And one man and one woman of these Seventy shall be chosen as chiefs among them, and they shall teach and guide them in their order.
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And after this, another seventy-two may ye choose from the righteous men and women of Israel, and the land shall need them, until there shall be seven Seventies.
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And one man and one woman shall be appointed Chiefs of each Seventy, to lead them in righteousness as the first in their assembly.
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And these Seventies shall labor to teach the people the Torah, a quarter of their time and continually, and their households shall not lack bread.
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¶ And it shall come to pass that when these have labored faithfully, they shall have rest and a goodly inheritance given them from among the just;
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But if sin be upon them, they shall be sent out away from that order.