Exodus 18
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Exodus 18:21-22

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.
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