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Exodus 18:22-25

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.khaH7043 H5921as they shareוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375it with youאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854.

23Ifאִ֣ם'imH518אֶת־'et-H853you followתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088adviceהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430so directs youוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680,then you will be ableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201to endureעֲמֹ֑ד'a.ModH5975,andוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֶּ֔ה עַל־ha.Zeh 'al-H2088 H5921peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971can goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935homeמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725in peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.”

24Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖ה לְק֣וֹלmo.Sheh le.KolH4872 H6963listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to his father-in-lawחֹתְנ֑וֹcho.te.NoH2859and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213everythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he saidאָמָֽר׃'a.MarH559.

25So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseוַיִּבְחַ֨רvai.yiv.CharH977capableחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and madeוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414themאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218overעַל־'al-H5921the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971as leadersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י'a.la.Fim sa.ReiH505 H8269,of hundredsמֵא֔וֹת שָׂרֵ֥יme.'ot sa.ReiH3967 H8269,of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥יcha.mi.Shim ve.sa.ReiH2572 H8269,and of tensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

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