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Moses\' father-in-law Jethro hears that he has led the Israelites to\\xa0freedom and seeks him out. Moses and Aaron eat a sacrificial meal with\\xa0Jethro, a Midianite who offers sacrifice. This was before the Law was\\xa0given. Jethro tells Moses to intercede for the people, to bring their\\xa0cases to God, and to bring the law to them. Jethro tells Moses to\\xa0appoint people to oversee the people and to delegate administration to\\xa0them.

Moses then visits Sinai and receives the law from God. Moses forbids\\xa0the people from approaching the mountain while he is receiving the\\xa0law. The Ten Commandments have various divisions in different\\xa0traditions, though these are not necessarily all commands, as some,\\xa0such as, ``I am the Lord your God.\'\'