Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 16:18
18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You are to appoint | תִּֽתֶּן־ | tit·ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| judges | שֹׁפְטִ֣ים | šō·p̄ə·ṭîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| and officials | וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים | wə·šō·ṭə·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H7860 official, officer |
| for your tribes | לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ | liš·ḇā·ṭe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| in every | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| town | שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ | šə·‘ā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| They are to judge | וְשָׁפְט֥וּ | wə·šā·p̄ə·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| the people | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| with righteous | צֶֽדֶק׃ | ṣe·ḏeq | Noun - masculine singular | H6664 rightness, righteousness |
| judgment | מִשְׁפַּט־ | miš·paṭ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4941 judgment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 23:4 · 2 Chronicles 19:5–11 · Exodus 18:25–26 · Deuteronomy 17:9 · Deuteronomy 17:12 · Deuteronomy 1:15–17 · 1 Chronicles 26:29 · Deuteronomy 21:2 · Deuteronomy 19:17–18 · Romans 13:1–6 · Exodus 21:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.