New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 18:13-27

13And it cameH1961aboutH1961the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeעַל־'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.TzavH5324beforeעָלֶ֖יךָ'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.TiH8199betweenH996someoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453and makeוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045knownH3045the statutesחֻקֵּ֥יchu.KeiH2706of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and His lawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.”

17Moses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawH2860then saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “The thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that you are doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213is not goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.

18You will surelyH5034wearH5034outH5034,bothH1571yourselfאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859andtheseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with you, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thetaskהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is tooמִמְּךָ֙mi.me.KhaH4480heavyכָבֵ֤דkha.VedH3515for you;you cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֥לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808doעֲשֹׂ֖הוּ'a.So.huH6213it aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

19Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258listenשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085tome: I will giveH3289you counselH3289,and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430be with you.You be the people’sלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971representative beforeמ֚וּלmulH4136Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and youbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935thedisputesהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430,

20then admonishH2094them aboutH2094the statutesהַחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706and the lawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451,and makeוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣ve.ho.da'.TaH3045knownH3045to themthe wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870in which they are to walkיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980and the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639they are to doיַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ya.'a.SunH6213.

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.ShimH2572, andof tensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

22Let them judgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵת֒'etH6256; and let it bethat they will bringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935to you everyכָּל־kol-H3605majorהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,but they will judgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605minorהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697themselves. So it will beH7043easierH7043for you, andthey will carryוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the burden with you.

23Ifאִ֣ם'imH518you doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430socommandsוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680you, then you will beH3201ableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendureעֲמֹ֑ד'a.ModH5975,and allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571will goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935totheir placesמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725in peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.”

24So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to his father-in-lawH2860and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213everythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605that 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.ShimH2572, andof tensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

26Then they judgedוְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵ֑ת'EtH6256;they would bringיְבִיא֣וּןye.vi.'UnH935the difficultהַקָּשֶׁה֙ha.ka.ShehH7186matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,but they would judgeיִשְׁפּוּט֥וּyish.pu.TuH8199everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605minorהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697themselves.

27Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH7971goodbyeH7971to his father-in-lawH2860, andJethro wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980his way to his own landאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ'ar.TzoH776.

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