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Exodus 18:22-25

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.

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