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Exodus 18:21
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And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
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Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
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And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.
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Verse Text
Moreover thou shalt provideH2372 out of all the peopleH5971 ableH2428 menH582, such as fearH3373 GodH430, menH582 of truthH571, hatingH8130 covetousnessH1215; and placeH7760 such over them, to be rulersH8269 of thousandsH505, and rulersH8269 of hundredsH3967, rulersH8269 of fiftiesH2572, and rulersH8269 of tensH6235:
וְאַתָּה תֶחֱזֶה מִכָּל־הָעָם אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים אַנְשֵׁי אֱמֶת שֹׂנְאֵי בָצַע וְשַׂמְתָּ עֲלֵהֶם שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים שָׂרֵי מֵאֹות שָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים וְשָׂרֵי עֲשָׂרֹת׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/אַתָּ֣ה |
ve./'a.Tah | H859 | HC/Pp2ms | and/ you |
תֶחֱזֶ֣ה |
te.che.Zeh | H2372 | HVqi2ms | you will provide |
מִ/כָּל |
mi./kol | H3605 | HR/Ncmsc | from/ all |
הָ֠/עָם |
Ha./'om | H5971 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ people |
אַנְשֵׁי |
'an.shei- | H376 | HNcmpc | men of |
חַ֜יִל |
Cha.yil | H2428 | HNcmsa | ability |
יִרְאֵ֧י |
yir.'Ei | H3373 | HAampc | (those) fearing |
אֱלֹהִ֛ים |
'E.lo.Him | H430 | HNcmpa | (of) God |
אַנְשֵׁ֥י |
'an.Shei | H376 | HNcmpc | men of |
אֱמֶ֖ת |
'e.Met | H571 | HNcfsa | faithfulness |
שֹׂ֣נְאֵי |
So.ne.'ei | H8130 | HVqrmpc | (who) hate |
בָ֑צַע |
Va.tza' | H1215 | HNcmsa | (of) unjust gain |
וְ/שַׂמְתָּ֣ |
ve./sam.Ta | H7760 | HC/Vqq2ms | and/ you will appoint |
עֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם |
'a.le./Hem | H5921 | HR/Sp3mp | over/ them |
שָׂרֵ֤י |
sa.Rei | H8269 | HNcmpc | officials of |
אֲלָפִים֙ |
'a.la.Fim | H505 | HAcbpa | thousands |
שָׂרֵ֣י |
sa.Rei | H8269 | HNcmpc | officials of |
מֵא֔וֹת |
me.'ot | H3967 | HAcbpa | hundreds |
שָׂרֵ֥י |
sa.Rei | H8269 | HNcmpc | officials of |
חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים |
cha.mi.Shim | H2572 | HAcbpa | fifties |
וְ/שָׂרֵ֥י |
ve./sa.Rei | H8269 | HC/Ncmpc | and/ officials of |
עֲשָׂרֹֽת |
'a.sa.Rot | H6235 | HAcmpa | tens |
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
- H571 — אֶמֶת (ʼemeth, eh'-meth): contracted from אָמַן; stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness; assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
- H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ.
- H1215 — בֶּצַע (betsaʻ, beh'-tsah): from בָּצַע; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust); covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
- H2372 — חָזָה (châzâh, khaw-zaw'): a primitive root; to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision of; behold, look, prophesy, provide, see.
- H2428 — חַיִל (chayil, khah'-yil): from חוּל; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
- H2572 — חֲמִשִּׁים (chămishshîym, kham-ish-sheem'): multiple of חָמֵשׁ; fifty; fifty.
- H3373 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): from יָרֵא; fearing; morally, reverent; afraid, fear (-ful).
- H3967 — מֵאָה (mêʼâh, may-aw'): or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.
- H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
- H6235 — עֶשֶׂר (ʻeser, eh'ser): masculine of term עֲשָׂרָה; from עָשַׂר; ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits); ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.
- H7760 — שׂוּם (sûwm, soom): or שִׂים; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work.
- H8130 — שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ, saw-nay'): a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.
- H8269 — שַׂר (sar, sar): from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
- H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- able men — Exodus 18:25, Deuteronomy 16:18, 1 Kings 3:9-12, Proverbs 28:2
- hating — Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:18-19, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Samuel 12:3-4, Psalms 26:9-10, Isaiah 33:15, Ezekiel 22:12, Acts 20:33, 1 Timothy 3:3, 1 Timothy 6:9-11, 2 Peter 2:14-15
- men — Job 29:16, Job 31:13, Isaiah 16:5, Isaiah 59:4, Isaiah 59:14-15, Jeremiah 5:1, Ezekiel 18:8, Zechariah 7:9, Zechariah 8:16
- Moreover — Deuteronomy 1:13-17, Acts 6:3
- rulers of thousands — Numbers 10:4, Deuteronomy 1:15, Joshua 22:14, 1 Samuel 8:12
- such as — Genesis 22:12, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 23:2-9, 2 Samuel 23:3, 1 Kings 18:3, 1 Kings 18:12, 2 Chronicles 19:5-10, Nehemiah 5:9, Nehemiah 7:2, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Luke 18:2, Luke 18:4
Reciprocal references (23): Genesis 47:6, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 22:9, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 19:15, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 25:5, Joshua 22:21, Judges 6:15, 1 Kings 4:2, 1 Chronicles 12:20, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Ezra 7:25, Psalms 82:1, Psalms 119:36, Proverbs 15:27, Proverbs 28:16, Isaiah 3:3, Jeremiah 22:17, Daniel 6:1, Micah 5:2, Malachi 3:5, Ephesians 5:3
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