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Exodus 18:13-27

13And it came to pass on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975byMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872from themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242to theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14And whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200all that hedidעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to thepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971, hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What is thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that thoudoestעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213to thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971? whysittestיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427thou thyself alone, and all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324by thee frommorningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242toeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153?

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his father inlawלְחֹתְנ֑וֹle.cho.te.NoH2859, Because thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to me toenquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

16When they have amatterדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697, theycomeבָּ֣אba'H935to me; and Ijudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376andanotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453, and I make themknowוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045thestatutesחֻקֵּ֥יchu.KeiH2706ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and hislawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.

17AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that thoudoestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213is notgoodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.

18Thou wiltsurelyנָבֹ֣לna.VolH5034wearawayתִּבֹּ֔לti.BolH5034, both thou, and thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that is with thee: for thisthingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is tooheavyכָבֵ֤דkha.VedH3515for thee; thou art notableתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201toperformעֲשֹׂ֖הוּ'a.So.huH6213it thyself alone.

19Hearkenשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085now to myvoiceבְּקֹלִי֙be.ko.LiH6963, I will give theecounselאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289, andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430shallbeH1961with thee: Be thou for thepeopleלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971towardGodמ֚וּל הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםmul ha.'E.lo.HimH4136 H430, that thou mayestbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935thecausesהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697toGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430:

20And thou shaltteachוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֣הve.hiz.har.TahH2094 H853themordinancesהַחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706andlawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451, and shaltshowוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣ve.ho.da'.TaH3045them thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870in which they mustwalkH3212, and theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that they mustdoיַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ya.'a.SunH6213.

21Moreover thou shaltprovideתֶחֱזֶ֣הte.che.ZehH2372out of all thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582, such asfearיִרְאֵ֧יyir.'EiH3373Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582oftruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571,hatingשֹׂ֣נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130covetousnessבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215; andplaceוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760such over them, to berulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505, andrulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, andrulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269oftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235:

22And let themjudgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971at allseasonsעֵת֒'etH6256: and it shall be, that everygreatהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697they shallbringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935to thee, but everysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697they shalljudgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199: so shall it beeasierוְהָקֵל֙ve.ha.KelH7043for thyself, and they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the burden with thee.

23If thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee so, then thou shalt beableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendureעֲמֹ֑ד'a.ModH5975, and all thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shall alsogoיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to theirplaceמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

24SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of his father inlawחֹתְנ֑וֹcho.te.NoH2859, anddidוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213all that he hadsaidאָמָֽר׃'a.MarH559.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseוַיִּבְחַ֨רvai.yiv.CharH977ableחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582out of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.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.'AmH5971at allseasonsעֵ֑ת'EtH6256: thehardהַקָּשֶׁה֙ha.ka.ShehH7186causesהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697theybroughtיְבִיא֣וּןye.vi.'UnH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, but everysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥ר הֵֽם׃ha.da.Var HemH1697 H1992theyjudgedיִשְׁפּוּט֥וּyish.pu.TuH8199themselves.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872let his father inlawחֹתְנ֑וֹcho.te.NoH2859departוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971; and hewentH3212his way into his ownlandאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ'ar.TzoH776.

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