New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 18:13-16

13It cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975aboutעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872from the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242untilעַד־'ad-H5704the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14Now when Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawH2860sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that he was doingעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213for the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that you are doingעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do you aloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905sitיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427as judgeand allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324aboutעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you from morningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153?”

15Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his father-in-lawH2860, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to meto inquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

16Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they haveיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961adisputeדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697,it comesבָּ֣אba'H935to me, and I judgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenH996a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453and makeוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045knownH3045the statutesחֻקֵּ֥יchu.KeiH2706of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and His lawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.”

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