Exodus 18

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, witnesses YHWH's deliverance of Israel and accepts Him as the true God, offering sacrifices.[1] Jethro advises Moses to delegate judicial responsibilities to honest and wise men, which Moses immediately adopts.[1]

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and heard and he heard Jethro His-Excellence priest officiating priest of Midian Midyan (Strife) father-in-law marriage-alliance maker Moses Drawn-Out-One of (definite object-marker) all whole-of that that-which had done the one causing-to-do God mighty powers for Moses to Mosheh (the Drawn-Out One) and for Israel and to the God-Contender His people his kin-people how for (as reason or ground) had brought he caused to go out YHWH the Being One — (definite object-marker) Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God out of Egypt from Mitsrayim (the Double-Narrow-Place)
Verse 1 וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֞ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms יִתְר֨וֹ 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 yitero Jethro His-Excellence HNp כֹהֵ֤ן 𐤊𐤄𐤍 khohen priest officiating priest HNcmsc מִדְיָן֙ 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan of Midian Midyan (Strife) HNp חֹתֵ֣ן 𐤇𐤕𐤍 choten father-in-law marriage-alliance maker HVqrmsc מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp אֵת֩ 𐤀𐤕 et of (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עָשָׂ֤ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah had done the one causing-to-do HVqp3ms אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty powers HNcmpa לְ/מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤄 lemosheh for Moses to Mosheh (the Drawn-Out One) HR/Np וּ/לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 uleyiserael and for Israel and to the God-Contender HC/R/Np עַמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo His people his kin-people HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki how for (as reason or ground) HC הוֹצִ֧יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi had brought he caused to go out HVhp3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (definite object-marker) HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp מִ/מִּצְרָֽיִם 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim out of Egypt from Mitsrayim (the Double-Narrow-Place) HR/Np
and came and he came Jethro His-Excellence father-in-law marriage-alliance maker of Moses Drawn-Out-One and his sons and his builders and his wife and his wife to toward Moses Drawn-Out-One to toward the wilderness the driven-open wilderness where that-which he he himself was encamped the one encamping there there (in that place) mountain mountain of of God the Mighty Ones
Verse 5 וַ/יָּבֹ֞א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms יִתְר֨וֹ 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 yitero Jethro His-Excellence HNp חֹתֵ֥ן 𐤇𐤕𐤍 choten father-in-law marriage-alliance maker HVqrmsc מֹשֶׁ֛ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh of Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp וּ/בָנָ֥י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and his sons and his builders HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 veisheto and his wife and his wife HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁ֑ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַ/מִּדְבָּ֗ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 hamidebar the wilderness the driven-open wilderness HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr ה֛וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms חֹנֶ֥ה 𐤇𐤍𐤄 choneh was encamped the one encamping HVqrmsa שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD הַ֥ר 𐤄𐤓 har mountain mountain of HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa
and told and he recounted Moses Drawn-Out-One to his father-in-law to his marriage-allied father direct object marker (definite object-marker) all whole-of that that-which had done the one causing-to-do YHWH the Being One to Pharaoh to Parʿoh (the Great House) and to Egyptians and to Mitsrayim (the Double-Constraint) on account of upon (up-over) sakes turnings of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God direct object marker (definite object-marker) all whole-of the hardship the weariness that that-which had befallen them she came upon them on the way in the trodden way and how YHWH delivered them and he snatched them away YHWH the Being One
Verse 8 וַ/יְסַפֵּ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓 vayesaper and told and he recounted HC/Vpw3ms מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp לְ/חֹ֣תְנ֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤇𐤕𐤍/𐤅 lechoteno to his father-in-law to his marriage-allied father HR/Vqrmsc/Sp3ms אֵת֩ 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עָשָׂ֤ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah had done the one causing-to-do HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לְ/פַרְעֹ֣ה 𐤋/𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 lefareoh to Pharaoh to Parʿoh (the Great House) HR/Np וּ/לְ/מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 ulemitserayim and to Egyptians and to Mitsrayim (the Double-Constraint) HC/R/Np עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al on account of upon (up-over) HR אוֹדֹ֣ת 𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤕 odot sakes turnings of HNcfpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp אֵ֤ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all whole-of HNcmsc הַ/תְּלָאָה֙ 𐤄/𐤕𐤋𐤀𐤄 hatelaah the hardship the weariness HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr מְצָאָ֣תַ/ם 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤌 metsaatam had befallen them she came upon them HVqp3fs/Sp3mp בַּ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 baderekhe on the way in the trodden way HRd/Ncbsa וַ/יַּצִּלֵ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤋/𐤌 vayatsilem and how YHWH delivered them and he snatched them away HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
and said and he declared Jethro His-Excellence Blessed [be] kneel-blessed one YHWH the Being One who that-which has rescued he caused to be snatched away you you-all from the hand of from the hand of Egyptians Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) and from the hand of and from the hand of Pharaoh Pharaoh (the Great House) who that-which has rescued he caused to be snatched away [obj marker] (definite object-marker) the people the gathered people from under from beneath the hand of hand Egyptians Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place)
Verse 10 וַ/יֹּאמֶר֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יִתְרוֹ֒ 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 yitero Jethro His-Excellence HNp בָּר֣וּךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 barukhe Blessed [be] kneel-blessed one HVqsmsa יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הִצִּ֥יל 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 hitsil has rescued he caused to be snatched away HVhp3ms אֶתְ/כֶ֛ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you-all HTo/Sp2mp מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from the hand of HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֖יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egyptians Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וּ/מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤃 umiyad and from the hand of and from the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc פַּרְעֹ֑ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh (the Great House) HNp אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr הִצִּיל֙ 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 hitsil-2 has rescued he caused to be snatched away HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [obj marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa מִ/תַּ֖חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat from under from beneath HR/R יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand of hand HNcbsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim-2 Egyptians Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp
and took and he took Jethro His-Excellence father-in-law marriage-alliance maker of Moses Drawn-Out-One a burnt offering ascent-offering and sacrifices and slaughter-sacrifices to God to the Gods and came and he came Aaron Aharon and all and all of his elders aged-ones of of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God to eat to eat, to consume bread bread-food with if / whether father-in-law marriage-alliance maker of Moses Drawn-Out-One before to the faces God the Mighty Ones
Verse 12 וַ/יִּקַּ֞ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms יִתְר֨וֹ 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 yitero Jethro His-Excellence HNp חֹתֵ֥ן 𐤇𐤕𐤍 choten father-in-law marriage-alliance maker HVqrmsc מֹשֶׁ֛ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh of Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp עֹלָ֥ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 olah a burnt offering ascent-offering HNcfsa וּ/זְבָחִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 uzevachim and sacrifices and slaughter-sacrifices HC/Ncmpa לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֑ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) to God to the Gods HR/Ncmpa וַ/יָּבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אַהֲרֹ֜ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon HNp וְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all and all of his HC/Ncmsc זִקְנֵ֣י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders aged-ones of HAampc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp לֶ/אֱכָל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhal to eat to eat, to consume HR/Vqc לֶ֛חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread-food HNcbsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR חֹתֵ֥ן 𐤇𐤕𐤍 choten-2 father-in-law marriage-alliance maker HVqrmsc מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 of Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa
And it was And he became on the next day the morrow Moses sat and he settled down Moses Drawn-Out-One to judge to render judgment [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the people the gathered people and stood and he took his stand the people the gathered people around upon (up-over) Moses Drawn-Out-One from from (out of, away from) morning the break-of-day until up to the boundary of evening the mingling-dusk
Verse 13 וַ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was And he became HC/Vqw3ms מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת 𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕 mimachorat on the next day the morrow HR/Ncfsa וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev Moses sat and he settled down HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp לִ/שְׁפֹּ֣ט 𐤋/𐤔𐤐𐤈 lishepot to judge to render judgment HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּעֲמֹ֤ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 vayaamod and stood and he took his stand HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al around upon (up-over) HR מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/בֹּ֖קֶר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer morning the break-of-day HTd/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR הָ/עָֽרֶב 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁 haarev evening the mingling-dusk HTd/Ncmsa
and he saw and he saw father-in-law marriage-alliance maker Moses Drawn-Out-One direct object marker (definite object-marker) all whole-of that that-which he he himself was doing one doing, one making, he who does for the people to the gathered people and he said and he declared what what? the matter the spoken-word this this (masculine singular one) that that-which you you (masculine singular) are doing one doing, one making, he who does for the people to the gathered people why for-what-is-known? you you (masculine singular) sit the one dwelling alone you by yourself and all and the whole of the people the gathered people stand one stationed before you upon you from from (out of, away from) morning break of day until up to the boundary of evening mingled dusk
Verse 14 וַ/יַּרְא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms חֹתֵ֣ן 𐤇𐤕𐤍 choten father-in-law marriage-alliance maker HVqrmsc מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp אֵ֛ת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms עֹשֶׂ֖ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh was doing one doing, one making, he who does HVqrmsa לָ/עָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam for the people to the gathered people HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi הַ/דָּבָ֤ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms עֹשֶׂה֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh-2 are doing one doing, one making, he who does HVqrmsa לָ/עָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam-2 for the people to the gathered people HRd/Ncmsa מַדּ֗וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua why for-what-is-known? HTi אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms יוֹשֵׁב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev sit the one dwelling HVqrmsa לְ/בַדֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤊 levadekha alone you by yourself HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֛ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa נִצָּ֥ב 𐤍𐤑𐤁 nitsav stand one stationed HVNrmsa עָלֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha before you upon you HR/Sp2ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR בֹּ֥קֶר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 boqer morning break of day HNcmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR עָֽרֶב 𐤏𐤓𐤁 arev evening mingled dusk HNcmsa
when for (as reason or ground) they have he will be for them — a matter a spoken-word it comes he came to me to me and I judge and I will judge between between (in distinction) a man individual man and between and between his neighbor his companion and I make known and I caused to know — (definite object-marker) the statutes engraved-decrees of of God the Mighty Ones and and (the very) His laws his instructions
Verse 16 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for (as reason or ground) HC יִהְיֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh they have he will be HVqi3ms לָ/הֶ֤ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp דָּבָר֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar a matter a spoken-word HNcmsa בָּ֣א 𐤁𐤀 ba it comes he came HVqp3ms אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs וְ/שָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔י 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤕𐤉 veshafateti and I judge and I will judge HC/Vqq1cs בֵּ֥ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between (in distinction) HR אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man individual man HNcmsa וּ/בֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his neighbor his companion HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הוֹדַעְתִּ֛י 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 vehodaeti and I make known and I caused to know HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo חֻקֵּ֥י 𐤇𐤒𐤉 chuqey the statutes engraved-decrees of HNcmpc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To תּוֹרֹתָֽי/ו 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤅 torotayv His laws his instructions HNcfpc/Sp3ms
you will surely wear out you will wither away you will wear out you will wither away both also you you (masculine singular) both also the people the gathered people this this (masculine singular one) that that-which are with you in company with you (feminine singular) for for (as reason or ground) too heavy weighty for you from you (masculine singular) the matter the spoken-word not not you will be able you are able to do it causing him/it alone you by yourself
Verse 18 נָבֹ֣ל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 navol you will surely wear out you will wither away HVqa תִּבֹּ֔ל 𐤕𐤁𐤋 tibol you will wear out you will wither away HVqi2ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam both also HTa אַתָּ֕ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 both also HTa הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עִמָּ֑/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe are with you in company with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC כָבֵ֤ד 𐤊𐤁𐤃 khaved too heavy weighty HAamsa מִמְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha for you from you (masculine singular) HR/Sp2ms הַ/דָּבָ֔ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תוּכַ֥ל 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤋 tukhal you will be able you are able HVqi2ms עֲשֹׂ֖/הוּ 𐤏𐤔/𐤄𐤅 asohu to do it causing him/it HVqc/Sp3ms לְ/בַדֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤊 levadekha alone you by yourself HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
Now you (masculine singular) listen Hear! to my voice by my voice-call I will give you advice I will counsel you (masculine singular) and may be And he shall come-to-be God mighty powers with you in company with you (feminine singular) Be cause yourself to be you you (masculine singular) for the people to the gathered people before facing in front of God the Mighty Ones and bring and you shall bring you you (masculine singular) the (definite object-marker) cases the spoken matters to toward God the Mighty Ones
Verse 19 עַתָּ֞ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah Now you (masculine singular) HD שְׁמַ֤ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema listen Hear! HVqv2ms בְּ/קֹלִ/י֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤋/𐤉 beqoli to my voice by my voice-call HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs אִיעָ֣צְ/ךָ֔ 𐤀𐤉𐤏𐤑/𐤊 iatsekha I will give you advice I will counsel you (masculine singular) HVqi1cs/Sp2ms וִ/יהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi and may be And he shall come-to-be HC/Vqj3ms אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty powers HNcmpa עִמָּ֑/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you in company with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs הֱיֵ֧ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 heyeh Be cause yourself to be HVqv2ms אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms לָ/עָ֗ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam for the people to the gathered people HRd/Ncmsa מ֚וּל 𐤌𐤅𐤋 mul before facing in front of HR הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הֵבֵאתָ֥ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕 veheveta and bring and you shall bring HC/Vhq2ms אַתָּ֛ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-3 you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim cases the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa
you shall warn and you shall cause-to-shine a warning them these same entities of them [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the statutes the engraved decrees and and (the very) the laws the instructions you shall make known and you (masculine singular) caused to know to them — [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the way the trodden way they shall walk they will walk in it — and and (the very) the work the deed-work that that-which they shall do they cause-to-make
Verse 20 וְ/הִזְהַרְתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤆𐤄𐤓𐤕𐤄 vehizeharetah you shall warn and you shall cause-to-shine a warning HC/Vhq2ms אֶתְ/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤄𐤌 etehem them these same entities of them HTo/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/חֻקִּ֖ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌 hachuqim the statutes the engraved decrees HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To הַ/תּוֹרֹ֑ת 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 hatorot the laws the instructions HTd/Ncfpa וְ/הוֹדַעְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤕 vehodaeta you shall make known and you (masculine singular) caused to know HC/Vhq2ms לָ/הֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the way the trodden way HTd/Ncbsa יֵ֣לְכוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu they shall walk they will walk HVqi3mp בָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in it HR/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and (the very) HC/To הַֽ/מַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 hamaaseh the work the deed-work HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יַעֲשֽׂוּ/ן 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅/𐤍 yaasun they shall do they cause-to-make HVqi3mp/Sn
and you and you (masculine singular) shall see you will behold in vision from all from-of every-his the people the gathered people men of men of ability force-strength who fear fearers of God mighty powers men of men of truth firm faithfulness who hate haters of dishonest gain plunder-gain and you shall place and you (masculine singular) shall set over them unto them rulers of ruling-princes of thousands thousands rulers of ruling-princes of hundreds hundreds rulers of ruling-princes of fifties fifty (masculine form) and rulers of and ruling-princes of tens tens
Verse 21 וְ/אַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms תֶחֱזֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤄 techezeh shall see you will behold in vision HVqi2ms מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from-of every-his HR/Ncmsc הָ֠/עָם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אַנְשֵׁי 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of HNcmpc חַ֜יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil ability force-strength HNcmsa יִרְאֵ֧י 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 yireey who fear fearers of HAampc אֱלֹהִ֛ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty powers HNcmpa אַנְשֵׁ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey-2 men of men of HNcmpc אֱמֶ֖ת 𐤀𐤌𐤕 emet truth firm faithfulness HNcfsa שֹׂ֣נְאֵי 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉 soneey who hate haters of HVqrmpc בָ֑צַע 𐤁𐤑𐤏 vatsa dishonest gain plunder-gain HNcmsa וְ/שַׂמְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤕 vesameta and you shall place and you (masculine singular) shall set HC/Vqq2ms עֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם 𐤏𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem over them unto them HR/Sp3mp שָׂרֵ֤י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey rulers of ruling-princes of HNcmpc אֲלָפִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousands thousands HAcbpa שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey-2 rulers of ruling-princes of HNcmpc מֵא֔וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundreds hundreds HAcbpa שָׂרֵ֥י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey-3 rulers of ruling-princes of HNcmpc חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifties fifty (masculine form) HAcbpa וְ/שָׂרֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉 vesarey and rulers of and ruling-princes of HC/Ncmpc עֲשָׂרֹֽת 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 asarot tens tens HAcmpa
and they shall judge and they rendered justice the (definite object-marker) people the gathered people at all in all times selfsame (definite object marker) and it shall be and he will be every whole-of matter the spoken-word great the great one they shall bring they shall cause-to-come to you unto thee and every and the whole of matter the spoken-word small the small one they shall judge they will render judgment they they themselves and make it lighter and make light! from upon you from over you and they shall bear and they lifted up with you in nearness with you (feminine singular)
Verse 22 וְ/שָׁפְט֣וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅 veshafetu and they shall judge and they rendered justice HC/Vqq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עָם֮ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal at all in all HR/Ncmsc עֵת֒ 𐤏𐤕 et-2 times selfsame (definite object marker) HNcbsa וְ/הָיָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he will be HC/Vqq3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every whole-of HNcmsc הַ/דָּבָ֤ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּדֹל֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤋 hagadol great the great one HTd/Aamsa יָבִ֣יאוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 yaviu they shall bring they shall cause-to-come HVhi3mp אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you unto thee HR/Sp2ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and every and the whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/דָּבָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar-2 matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/קָּטֹ֖ן 𐤄/𐤒𐤈𐤍 haqaton small the small one HTd/Aamsa יִשְׁפְּטוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅 yishepetu they shall judge they will render judgment HVqi3mp הֵ֑ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they themselves HPp3mp וְ/הָקֵל֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤋 vehaqel and make it lighter and make light! HC/Vhv2ms מֵֽ/עָלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 mealeykha from upon you from over you HR/R/Sp2ms וְ/נָשְׂא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅 venaseu and they shall bear and they lifted up HC/Vqq3cp אִתָּֽ/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe with you in nearness with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs
if if this (definite object-marker) thing the spoken-word this this (masculine singular one) you do you will cause-to-make commands you and he charged you (masculine singular) God mighty powers you will be able and you proved able to stand Stand firm! and also and also all whole-of the people the gathered people this this (masculine singular one) to upon (up-over) their place his standing-place will come he comes in peace in wholeness
Verse 23 אִ֣ם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et this (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דָּבָ֤ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar thing the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you do you will cause-to-make HVqi2ms וְ/צִוְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤅/𐤑𐤅/𐤊 vetsivekha commands you and he charged you (masculine singular) HC/Vpq3ms/Sp2ms אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty powers HNcmpa וְ/יָֽכָלְתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤕 veyakhaleta you will be able and you proved able HC/Vqq2ms עֲמֹ֑ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 amod to stand Stand firm! HVqc וְ/גַם֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon (up-over) HR מְקֹמ֖/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 meqomo their place his standing-place HNcmsc/Sp3ms יָבֹ֥א 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo will come he comes HVqi3ms בְ/שָׁלֽוֹם 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 veshalom in peace in wholeness HR/Ncmsa
and chose and he selected Moses Drawn-Out-One men-of men of ability force-strength from-all from-of every-his Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God and made and he gave them these same ones (m.p.) heads heads over upon (up-over) the people the gathered people rulers-of ruling-princes of thousands thousands rulers-of ruling-princes of hundreds hundreds rulers-of ruling-princes of fifties fifty (masculine form) and rulers-of and ruling-princes of tens tens
Verse 25 וַ/יִּבְחַ֨ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 vayivechar and chose and he selected HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֤ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp אַנְשֵׁי 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men-of men of HNcmpc חַ֨יִל֙ 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil ability force-strength HNcmsa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from-all from-of every-his HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and made and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אֹתָ֛/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp רָאשִׁ֖ים 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 rashim heads heads HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon (up-over) HR הָ/עָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa שָׂרֵ֤י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey rulers-of ruling-princes of HNcmpc אֲלָפִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousands thousands HAcbpa שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey-2 rulers-of ruling-princes of HNcmpc מֵא֔וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundreds hundreds HAcbpa שָׂרֵ֥י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey-3 rulers-of ruling-princes of HNcmpc חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifties fifty (masculine form) HAcbpa וְ/שָׂרֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉 vesarey and rulers-of and ruling-princes of HC/Ncmpc עֲשָׂרֹֽת 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 asarot tens tens HAcmpa
and they judged and they rendered justice the (definite object-marker) people the gathered people at every in all time selfsame (definite object marker) the (definite object-marker) matter the spoken-word difficult the hard (one) they brought they brought to toward Moses Drawn-Out-One and all and the whole of matter the spoken-word small the small one they judged they will judge they they themselves
Verse 26 וְ/שָׁפְט֥וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅 veshafetu and they judged and they rendered justice HC/Vqq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal at every in all HR/Ncmsc עֵ֑ת 𐤏𐤕 et-2 time selfsame (definite object marker) HNcbsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דָּבָ֤ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/קָּשֶׁה֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤔𐤄 haqasheh difficult the hard (one) HTd/Aamsa יְבִיא֣וּ/ן 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅/𐤍 yeviun they brought they brought HVhi3mp/Sn אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/דָּבָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar-2 matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/קָּטֹ֖ן 𐤄/𐤒𐤈𐤍 haqaton small the small one HTd/Aamsa יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤅𐤈𐤅 yisheputu they judged they will judge HVqi3mp הֵֽם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they themselves HPp3mp
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