Why Israel Welcomed Judges Over Moses in Midrash Aggadah

Midrash Aggadah, Deuteronomy 1:14

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

"And you answered me." You ought to have said, "Heaven forbid that anyone other than you should judge us; rather, you, who would not show favor to any one of us." But instead you answered thus, "The thing which you have spoken is good to do" — because you thought, "From now on some of the judges will be relatives of ours, and they will show us favor in judgment."

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MosesJudgesJudgmentTribesGad

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