Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 18:13-16

13And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872from the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242unto the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14And when Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father in lawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200all that he didעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What isthis thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that thou doestעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213to the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?why sittestיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427thou thyself alone, and all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324by thee from morningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242unto evenעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153?

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his father in lawלְחֹתְנ֑וֹle.cho.te.NoH2859,Because the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935unto me to enquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

16When they have a matterדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697,they comeבָּ֣אba'H935unto me; and I judgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199between oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453, and I do make themknowוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045the statutesחֻקֵּ֥יchu.KeiH2706of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and his lawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.

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