Exodus

Exodus 18:25–26

²⁵So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. ²⁶And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

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Exodus 18:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁ֤ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
chose	וַיִּבְחַ֨ר	way·yiḇ·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
capable	חַ֙יִל֙	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
men	אַנְשֵׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
from all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and made	וַיִּתֵּ֥ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	אֹתָ֛ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
heads	רָאשִׁ֖ים	rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7218 head
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
as leaders	שָׂרֵ֤י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of thousands	אֲלָפִים֙	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
of hundreds	מֵא֔וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
of fifties	חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
and of tens	עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃	‘ă·śā·rōṯ	Number - masculine plural	H6235 ten

Exodus 18:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And they judged	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
at all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
times	עֵ֑ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular	H6256 time
they would bring	יְבִיא֣וּן	yə·ḇî·’ūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the difficult	הַקָּשֶׁה֙	haq·qā·šeh	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7186 hard, severe
cases	הַדָּבָ֤ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
but any	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
minor	הַקָּטֹ֖ן	haq·qā·ṭōn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
issue	הַדָּבָ֥ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
they would judge	יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ	yiš·pū·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
themselves	הֵֽם׃	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them

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Exodus 18:25 Deuteronomy 1:15 · Exodus 18:21

Exodus 18:26 Exodus 18:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.