Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 18:25 Interlinear

chose And Moses men able out of all Israel and made them heads over the people and rulers of thousands and rulers of hundreds and rulers of fifties and rulers of tens

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּבְחַ֨רH977choseproperly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select
2מֹשֶׁ֤הH4872And Mosesmosheh, the israelite lawgiver
3אַנְשֵׁיH582menproperly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
4חַ֙יִל֙H2428ableprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
5מִכָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478out of all Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
7וַיִּתֵּ֥ןH5414and madeto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
8אֹתָ֛םH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
9רָאשִׁ֖יםH7218them headsthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
10עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11הָעָ֑םH5971over the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
12וְשָׂרֵ֥יH8269and rulersa head person (of any rank or class)
13אֲלָפִים֙H505of thousandshence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
14וְשָׂרֵ֥יH8269and rulersa head person (of any rank or class)
15מֵא֔וֹתH3967of hundredsa hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
16וְשָׂרֵ֥יH8269and rulersa head person (of any rank or class)
17חֲמִשִּׁ֖יםH2572of fiftiesfifty
18וְשָׂרֵ֥יH8269and rulersa head person (of any rank or class)
19עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃H6235of tensten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)

Verse Context

Exodus 18:24hearkened So Moses to the voice of his father in law and did ...
Exodus 18:25 (current)chose And Moses men able out of all Israel and made them heads over the people and rulers of thousands and rulers of hundreds and rulers of fifties and rulers of tens
Exodus 18:26And they judged the people at all seasons ...

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