Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 18:19-22
19Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258listen to meשְׁמַ֤ע בְּקֹלִי֙she.Ma' be.ko.LiH8085H6963;I will give you some adviceאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289,and may Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961with youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859must beהֱיֵ֧הhe.YehH1961the people’s representativeלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971beforeמ֚וּלmulH4136Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and bringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ אַתָּ֛הve.he.ve.Ta 'a.TahH935H859אֶת־'et-H853their causesהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697toאֶל־'el-H413Himהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
20Teachוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֣הve.hiz.har.TahH2094אֶתְהֶ֔ם'et.HemH853themאֶת־'et-H853the statutesהַחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and lawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451,and showוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣ve.ho.da'.TaH3045themאֶת־'et-H853the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870to liveיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they must doיַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ya.'a.SunH6213.
21Furthermoreוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,selectתֶחֱזֶ֣הte.che.ZehH2372capableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582from amongמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971—God-fearingיִרְאֵ֧י אֱלֹהִ֛ים אַנְשֵׁ֥יyir.'Ei 'E.lo.Him 'an.SheiH3373H430H582,trustworthy menאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571who are averseשֹׂ֣נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130to dishonest gainבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215.Appoint themוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760overעֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH5921the peopleas leadersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י'a.la.Fim sa.ReiH505H8269,of hundredsמֵא֔וֹת שָׂרֵ֥יme.'ot sa.ReiH3967H8269,of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥יcha.mi.Shim ve.sa.ReiH2572H8269,and of tensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.
22Have these men judgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵת֒'etH6256.Thenוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961they can bringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413anyכָּל־kol-H3605majorהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419issueהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,but allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605minorהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996casesהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697they can judgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199on their ownהֵ֑םHemH1992,so that your load may be lightenedוְהָקֵל֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָve.ha.Kel me.'a.Lei.khaH7043H5921as they shareוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375it with youאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854.
Commentaries on Exodus 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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