וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַקָּשֶׁה֙ יְבִיא֣וּן אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְכָל־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַקָּטֹ֖ן יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ הֵֽם׃
И они судили людей во все времена: трудные дела, которые они приносили Моисею, но каждый маленький вопрос они судили сами.
Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael
(Ibid.) "And it shall be, every great thing shall they bring to you": (The intent is:) Major things shall they bring to you; minor things shall they themselves judge. You say this, but perhaps (the intent is:) The matters of the great men shall they bring to you and the matters of ordinary men shall they themselves judge? From (Ibid. 26) "The hard thing they brought to Moses" we see that Scripture here is not speaking of (great) men, but of great (i.e., formidable) things.