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And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. (KJV)
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וְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.Tuand they judged
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 2
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 3
בְּכָל\־be.kholat every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 4
עֵ֑ת'Ettime
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 6
הַדָּבָ֤רha.da.Varthe matter
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word: case
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 18:16, Exodus 18:19, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 24:14, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 16:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697L; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 7
הַקָּשֶׁה֙ha.ka.Sheh<the> difficult
Lemma: קָשֶׁה (qa.sheh) · Strong's: H7186
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: severe
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 6:9, Exodus 32:9, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7186; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 8
יְבִיא֣וּןye.vi.'Unthey brought !
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 9
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 10
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 11
וְכָל\־ve.kholand every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 12
הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Var<the> matter
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word: case
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 18:16, Exodus 18:19, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 24:14, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 16:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697L; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 13
הַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.Ton<the> small
Lemma: קָטֹן (qa.ton) · Strong's: H6996B
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: small
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 19:11, Exodus 18:22, Deuteronomy 1:17, 1 Samuel 2:19, 1 Samuel 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6996B; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 14
יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּyish.pu.Tuthey judged
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 15
הֵֽם\׃Hemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Exodus 18:26 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And they judged | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| at all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| times | → | עֵת H6256 time |
| they would bring | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| the difficult | → | קָשֶׁה H7186 severe |
| cases | → | דָּבָר H1697L word: case |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| but any | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| minor | → | קָטֹן H6996B small |
| issue | → | דָּבָר H1697L word: case |
| they would judge | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| themselves | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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