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Deuteronomy 1:9-17

9And I spakeוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto you at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I am not ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201to bearשְׂאֵ֥תse.'EtH5375you myself aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905:

10Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hath multipliedהִרְבָּ֣הhir.BahH7235you, and, behold, ye arethis dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064for multitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

11(Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵכֶ֗ם'a.vo.te.KhemH1make you a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471so many more asיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254ye are,and blessוִיבָרֵ֣ךְvi.va.RekhH1288you, as he hath promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you!)

12Howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349can I myself alone bearאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375your cumbranceטָרְחֲכֶ֥םta.re.cha.KhemH2960,and your burdenוּמַֽשַּׂאֲכֶ֖םu.ma.sa.'a.KhemH4853,and your strifeוְרִֽיבְכֶֽם׃ve.Ri.ve.KhemH7379?

13Takeהָב֣וּha.VuH3051you wiseחֲכָמִ֧יםcha.kha.MimH2450menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582,and understandingוּנְבֹנִ֛יםu.ne.vo.NimH995,and knownוִידֻעִ֖יםvi.du.'ImH3045among your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626,and I will makeוַאֲשִׂימֵ֖םva.'a.si.MemH7760them rulersבְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃be.ra.shei.KhemH7218over you.

14And ye answeredוַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּva.ta.'a.NuH6030me, and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.RuH559,The thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697which thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696isgoodטֽוֹב־tov-H2896for usto doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

15So I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,and knownוִֽידֻעִ֔יםvi.du.'ImH3045,and madeוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218over you, captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269over thousandsאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over hundredsמֵא֗וֹתme.'otH3967,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269over fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁים֙cha.mi.ShimH2572,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over tensעֲשָׂרֹ֔ת'a.sa.RotH6235,and officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860among your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃le.shiv.tei.KhemH7626.

16And I chargedוָאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680your judgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םsho.fe.tei.KhemH8199at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hearשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085the causesbetween your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251,and judgeוּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םu.she.fa.TemH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664between everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,and the strangerגֵּרֽוֹ׃ge.RoH1616that is with him.

17Ye shall not respectתַכִּ֨ירוּta.Ki.ruH5234personsפָנִ֜יםfa.NimH6440in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טba.mish.PatH4941; butye shall hearתִּשְׁמָע֔וּןtish.ma.'UnH8085the smallכַּקָּטֹ֤ןka.ka.TonH6996as well as the greatכַּגָּדֹל֙ka.ga.DolH1419;ye shall not be afraidתָג֙וּרוּ֙ta.Gu.ruH1481of the faceמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;for the judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941isGod’sלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430:and the causeוְהַדָּבָר֙ve.ha.da.VarH1697that is too hardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185for you, bringתַּקְרִב֥וּןtak.ri.VunH7126itunto me, and I will hearוּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃u.she.ma'.TivH8085it.

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