New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 18:21-25

21Furthermore, you shallselectתֶחֱזֶ֣הte.che.ZehH2372out of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menH376who fearH3372Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menH376of truthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571, those whohateשֹׂ֣נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130dishonestH1215gainבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215;and you shall placeוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760theseoverעֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH5921them asleadersH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,of hundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572andof tensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

22Let them judgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵת֒'etH6256; and let it bethat everyכָּל־kol-H3605majorהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419disputeהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697they will bringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935to you, but everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605minorהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996disputeהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697they themselves will judgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199.So it will be easierוְהָקֵל֙ve.ha.KelH7043for you, andthey will bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the burden with you.

23Ifאִ֣ם'imH518you doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430socommandsוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680you, then you will be ableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendureעֲמֹ֑ד'a.ModH5975,and allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571will goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935totheir placeמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725in peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.”

24So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to his father-in-lawH2860and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that he had saidאָמָֽר׃'a.MarH559.

25Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseוַיִּבְחַ֨רvai.yiv.CharH977ableחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menH376out of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and madeוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218overעַל־'al-H5921the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,leadersH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,of hundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572andof tensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

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