Exodus 18:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Exodus 18:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 18:2220 words
וְשָׁפְטוּwəšāp̄əṭûAnd judge
אֶתʾet—
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
בְּכָלbəḵālIn whole
עֵתʿētTime
וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist
כָּלkālWhole
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
הַגָּדֹלhagādōlThe great
יָבִיאוּyāvîʾûGo
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
וְכָלwəḵālAnd whole
הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word
הַקָּטֹןhaqāṭōnThe abbreviated
יִשְׁפְּטוּyišəpəṭûJudge
הֵםhēmThey
וְהָקֵלwəhāqēlAnd be
מֵעָלֶיךָmēʿāleyḵāFrom above
וְנָשְׂאוּwənāśəʾûAnd lift
אִתָּךְʾitāḵəNearness
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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