Exodus
Exodus 18:26
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.