23{
"verseID": "Exodus.18.23",
"source": "אִ֣ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְצִוְּךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ עֲמֹ֑ד וְגַם֙ כָּל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה עַל־מְקֹמ֖וֹ יָבֹ֥א בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃",
"text": "If *ʾet*-*haddābār* *hazzeh* *taʿăśeh* and-*ṣiwwəḵā* *ʾĕlōhîm* *wə*-*yāḵāltā* *ʿămōd* and-also all-*hāʿām* *hazzeh* to-*məqōmô* *yābōʾ* in-*šālôm*",
"grammar": {
"*haddābār*": "article with noun, masculine singular - the thing",
"*hazzeh*": "article with demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*taʿăśeh*": "imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you do",
"*ṣiwwəḵā*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix, piel form - he commands you",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*wə*-*yāḵāltā*": "conjunction with perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you will be able",
"*ʿămōd*": "infinitive construct - to stand",
"*hāʿām*": "article with noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*hazzeh*": "article with demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*məqōmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his place",
"*yābōʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will come/go",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣiwwəḵā*": "commands you/directs you/orders you",
"*yāḵāltā* *ʿămōd*": "you will be able to endure/you will be able to stand",
"*šālôm*": "peace/well-being/wholeness/welfare"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Exodus.18.24",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְק֣וֹל חֹתְנ֑וֹ וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמָֽר׃",
"text": "*wə*-*yišmaʿ* *mōšeh* to-*qôl* *ḥōtenô* *wə*-*yaʿaś* all which *ʾāmār*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yišmaʿ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he listened",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - voice of",
"*ḥōtenô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father-in-law",
"*wə*-*yaʿaś*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he did",
"*ʾāmār*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had said"
},
"variants": {
"*yišmaʿ* to-*qôl*": "listened to the voice/heeded the advice/obeyed"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Exodus.18.25",
"source": "וַיִּבְחַ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֤ה אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֙יִל֙ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם רָאשִׁ֖ים עַל־הָעָ֑ם שָׂרֵ֤י אֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מֵא֔וֹת שָׂרֵ֥י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃",
"text": "*wə*-*yibḥar* *mōšeh* *ʾanšê*-*ḥayil* from-all-*yiśrāʾēl* *wə*-*yittēn* *ʾōtām* *rāšîm* upon-*hāʿām* *śārê* *ʾălāpîm* *śārê* *mēʾôt* *śārê* *ḥămiššîm* and-*śārê* *ʿăśārōt*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yibḥar*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he chose",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ʾanšê*-*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun - men of ability",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wə*-*yittēn*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he appointed/set",
"*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*rāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - heads/chiefs",
"*hāʿām*": "article with noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*śārê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - rulers of",
"*ʾălāpîm*": "noun, masculine plural - thousands",
"*mēʾôt*": "noun, feminine plural - hundreds",
"*ḥămiššîm*": "numeral, common plural - fifties",
"*ʿăśārōt*": "noun, feminine plural - tens"
},
"variants": {
"*yibḥar*": "chose/selected/picked",
"*rāšîm*": "heads/chiefs/leaders"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Exodus.18.26",
"source": "וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַקָּשֶׁה֙ יְבִיא֣וּן אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְכָל־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַקָּטֹ֖ן יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ הֵֽם׃",
"text": "*wə*-*šāpəṭû* *ʾet*-*hāʿām* in-all-*ʿēt* *ʾet*-*haddābār* *haqqāšeh* *yəbîʾûn* to-*mōšeh* and-all-*haddābār* *haqqāṭōn* *yišpûṭû* they",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*šāpəṭû*": "conjunction with perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they judged",
"*hāʿām*": "article with noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular - time",
"*haddābār*": "article with noun, masculine singular - the matter",
"*haqqāšeh*": "article with adjective, masculine singular - the difficult",
"*yəbîʾûn*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - they would bring",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*haqqāṭōn*": "article with adjective, masculine singular - the small",
"*yišpûṭû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they would judge"
},
"variants": {
"*haqqāšeh*": "the difficult/hard/severe",
"*yəbîʾûn*": "they would bring/they brought"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "Exodus.18.27",
"source": "וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־חֹתְנ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ ל֖וֹ אֶל־אַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ",
"text": "*wə*-*yəšallaḥ* *mōšeh* *ʾet*-*ḥōtenô* *wə*-*yēlek* to-him to-*ʾarṣô*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yəšallaḥ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, piel form - and he sent away",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥōtenô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father-in-law",
"*wə*-*yēlek*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*ʾarṣô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his land/country"
},
"variants": {
"*yəšallaḥ*": "sent away/bade farewell to",
"*yēlek lô*": "he went his way/departed"
}
}