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Exodus 18:13-27

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.

17AndMoses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawsaidH559untohim,Thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatthou doestisnotgoodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.

18Thou wiltsurelywearH5034away,boththou,andthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971thatiswiththee:forthethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697istooheavyכָבֵ֤דkha.VedH3515forthee; thou artnotableתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201toperformitthyselfaloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

19Hearkennowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258untomyvoiceבְּקֹלִי֙be.ko.LiH6963,IwillgivetheecounselH3289,andGodH430beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961withthee:beהֱיֵ֧הhe.YehH1961thouforthepeopleלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971toGod-ward,andbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935thouthecauses untoGodH430:

20andthou shaltteachthemthestatutesH2706andthelawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451,andshaltshowthemthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whereintheymustwalk,andtheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thattheymustdo.

21Moreover thou shalt provideoutofallthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ablemenH376,suchasfearיִרְאֵ֧יyir.'EiH3373Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menH376oftruthH571,hatingH8130unjustבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215gainH1215;andplaceH7760suchoverthem,toberulersofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersofhundredsH3967,rulersoffiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,andrulersoftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235:

22andletthemjudgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971atallseasons:anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,thateverygreatהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697theyshallbringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935unto thee,buteverysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697theyshalljudgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199themselves:soshallitbeH1961easierforthyself,andtheyshallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theburdenwiththee.

23Ifthou shaltdothisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680theeso,thenthou shaltbeableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendure,andallthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571shallgoיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935totheirplaceמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

24SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hearkenedtothevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofhisfather-in-law,anddidallthathehadsaidH559.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseH977ablemenH376outofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmadeH5414themheadsH7218overthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,rulersofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersofhundredsH3967,rulersoffiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,andrulersoftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

26AndtheyjudgedH8199thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971atallseasons:thehardH7186causestheybroughtH935untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,buteverysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterH1697theyjudgedH8199themselves.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872lethisfather-in-lawdepart;andhewenthiswayintohisownlandאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ'ar.TzoH776.

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