Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 18:22-25

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.

23If thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee so,then thou shalt be ableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201to endureעֲמֹ֑ד'a.ModH5975,and all this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shall also goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to their placeמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725in peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

24So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of his father in lawחֹתְנ֑וֹcho.te.NoH2859,and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213all that he had saidאָמָֽר׃'a.MarH559.

25And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseוַיִּבְחַ֨רvai.yiv.CharH977ableחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582out of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and madeוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218over the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,rulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,and rulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of tensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

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