Revised Version 1895

Exodus 18:13-27

13And itcameH1961topassH1961on the morrow, thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975aboutH1961Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872from themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242unto theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14And whenMoses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father in lawsawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that hedidH6213to thepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971, hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhatH4100is thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that thou doest to thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?whyH4100sittest thou thyselfaloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324aboutעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee frommorningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242untoevenעַד־'ad-H5704?

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his father in law,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935untomeאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413toinquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

16when they have amatterדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697, theycomeבָּ֣אba'H935untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413; and Ijudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenH996amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighbour, and Imakeוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045themknowH3045thestatutesחֻקֵּ֥יchu.KeiH2706ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and hislawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.

17AndMoses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father in lawsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that thou doest isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.

18Thou wiltsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588wearH5034awayH4480,bothH1571thou, and thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that is with thee: for thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697istooH4480heavyכָבֵ֤דkha.VedH3515for thee; thou artnotלֹא־lo'-H3808ableתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201toperformעֲשֹׂ֖הוּ'a.So.huH6213it thyselfaloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

19Hearkennowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258unto myvoiceבְּקֹלִי֙be.ko.LiH6963, I willgiveH3289theecounselH3289, andGodH430be with thee: be thou for thepeopleלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971to God-ward, andbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935thou the causes untoGodH430:

20and thou shaltteachוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣ve.ho.da'.TaH3045them thestatutesהַחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706and thelawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451, and shalt shew them thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theymustH853walkH1870, and theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that theymustH853doיַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ya.'a.SunH6213.

21Moreover thou shalt provideoutעֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH5921ofallH3605thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menH376,suchH3605asfearיִרְאֵ֧יyir.'EiH3373Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menH376oftruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571,hatingשֹׂ֣נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130unjustבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215gainH1215; andplaceוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760suchH3605over them, to berulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, andrulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269oftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235:

22andletH1961themjudgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971atallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605seasons: and it shall be, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605greatהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697they shallbringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935unto thee, buteveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697they shalljudgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199themselvesהֵ֑םHemH1992:soH1961shall it beeasierוְהָקֵל֙ve.ha.KelH7043for thyself, and they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theburdenאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413with thee.

23Ifאִ֣ם'imH518thou shaltdoH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680theesoH6213, then thou shalt beableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendureעֲמֹ֑ד'a.ModH5975, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971also shallgoיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to theirplaceמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

24SoH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hearkened to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of his father in law, anddidH6213allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that he hadsaidאָמָֽר׃'a.MarH559.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseוַיִּבְחַ֨רvai.yiv.CharH977ableחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menH376outעַל־'al-H5921ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andmadeוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414themheadsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218over thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,rulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, andrulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269oftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

26And theyjudgedוְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971atallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605seasons: thehardהַקָּשֶׁה֙ha.ka.ShehH7186causes theybroughtיְבִיא֣וּןye.vi.'UnH935untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, buteveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterH1697theyjudgedיִשְׁפּוּט֥וּyish.pu.TuH8199themselvesהֵֽם׃HemH1992.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872letH7971his father in law depart; and hewentH413hiswayH7971intoH413his ownlandאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ'ar.TzoH776.

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