▁Tig ay , ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁however , ▁reason ed ▁that ▁although ▁Mos es ▁selected ▁the ▁app o inte es ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁ 2 4 – 2 5 , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁acted ▁without ▁recommend ations ▁by ▁the ▁people , ▁for ▁the ▁officers ▁would ▁have ▁number ed ▁in ▁the ▁thousands ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁the ▁Tal m ud , ▁ 7 8 , 6 0 0 ), ▁and ▁Mos es ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁known ▁that ▁many ▁qualified ▁people , ▁especially ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁lived ▁among ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁before ▁the ▁Ex od us . ▁Professor ▁Robert ▁Alter ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁noted ▁several ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁accounts ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁argued ▁reflected ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁a ims ▁of ▁De uter onomy . ▁J eth ro ▁conce ives ▁the ▁scheme ▁in ▁ ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁instead , ▁the ▁plan ▁is ▁entirely ▁Mos es ' s ▁idea , ▁as ▁De uter onomy ▁is ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁Mos es . ▁In ▁ ▁Mos es ▁entr ust s ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁magistr ates ▁to ▁the ▁people , ▁whereas ▁in ▁ ▁he ▁implements ▁J eth ro ' s ▁directive ▁by ▁choosing ▁the ▁jud ges ▁himself . ▁In ▁ ▁the ▁qual ities ▁to ▁be ▁sought ▁in ▁the ▁jud ges ▁are ▁moral ▁prob ity ▁and ▁p iety , ▁whereas ▁ ▁str esses ▁intellectual ▁disc ern ment . ▁ ▁Ex od us ▁chapter ▁ 1