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Exodus 18:12-16

12AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872father-in-law,tookH3947aburnt-offeringandsacrificesH2077forGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430:andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cameH935,andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadH3899withMoses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawbeforeGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

13Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodH5975aboutMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872fromthemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242untotheeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14AndwhenH834Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawsawH7200allthathedidtothepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,hesaidH559,Whatisthisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697thatthou doesttothepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?whyH4100sittest thou thyselfaloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905,andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324abouttheefrommorningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242untoeven?

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untohisfather-in-law,Becausethepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeH935untometoinquireofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

16whentheyhaveamatterדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697,theycomeH935untome;andIjudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenamanH376andhisneighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,andImakeוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045themknowH3045thestatutesH2706ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andhislawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.

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