Deuteronomy 16:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”

Deuteronomy 16:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 16:1817 words

שֹׁפְטִיםšōp̄əṭîmJudge

וְשֹׁטְרִיםwəšōṭərîmAnd scribe

תִּתֶּןtitenGive

לְךָləḵāTo

בְּכָלbəḵālIn whole

שְׁעָרֶיךָšəʿāreyḵāOpening

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod

נֹתֵןnōtēnGive

לְךָləḵāTo

לִשְׁבָטֶיךָlišəvāṭeyḵāTo scion

וְשָׁפְטוּwəšāp̄əṭûAnd judge

אֶתʾet—

הָעָםhāʿāmThe people

מִשְׁפַּטmišəpaṭVerdict

צֶדֶקṣedeqRight

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

שֹׁפְטִיםšōp̄əṭîmJudge

וְשֹׁטְרִיםwəšōṭərîmAnd scribe

תִּתֶּןtitenGive

לְךָləḵāTo

בְּכָלbəḵālIn whole

שְׁעָרֶיךָšəʿāreyḵāOpening

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod

נֹתֵןnōtēnGive

לְךָləḵāTo

לִשְׁבָטֶיךָlišəvāṭeyḵāTo scion

וְשָׁפְטוּwəšāp̄əṭûAnd judge

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הָעָםhāʿāmThe people

מִשְׁפַּטmišəpaṭVerdict

צֶדֶקṣedeqRight

Explore community notes on Deuteronomy 16:18

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →