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Exodus 18:21-22

21Moreover thou shalt provideתֶחֱזֶ֣הte.che.ZehH2372out of all the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582,such as fearיִרְאֵ֧יyir.'EiH3373Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of truthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571,hatingשֹׂ֣נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130covetousnessבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215;and placeוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760such over them, to berulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505, andrulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,and rulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of tensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235:

22And let them judgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971at all seasonsעֵת֒'etH6256: and it shall be, thatevery greatהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697they shall bringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935unto thee, but every smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697they shall judgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199:so shall it be easierוְהָקֵל֙ve.ha.KelH7043for thyself, and they shall bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the burden with thee.

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