King James Version
Exodus 18:26 in the King James Version says “And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged t...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.”
Exodus 18:26 · KJV
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
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“And they judged”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“causes”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“causes”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“but every small”
H6996abbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
“And they judged”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
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