Exodus 18:21
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
859 [e]וְאַתָּ֣ה
wə-’at-tāh
Moreover youConj-w | Pro-2ms
2372 [e]תֶחֱזֶ֣ה
ṯe-ḥĕ-zeh
shall selectV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
3605 [e]מִכָּל־
mik-kāl
from allPrep-m | N-msc
5971 [e]הָ֠עָם
hā-‘ām
the peopleArt | N-ms
376 [e]אַנְשֵׁי־
’an-šê-
menN-mpc
2428 [e]חַ֜יִל
ḥa-yil
ableN-ms
3373 [e]יִרְאֵ֧י
yir-’ê
[such as] fearAdj-mpc
430 [e]אֱלֹהִ֛ים
’ĕ-lō-hîm
GodN-mp
376 [e]אַנְשֵׁ֥י
’an-šê
menN-mpc
571 [e]אֱמֶ֖ת
’ĕ-meṯ
of truthN-fs
8130 [e]שֹׂ֣נְאֵי
śō-nə-’ê
hatingV-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc
1215 [e]בָ֑צַע
ḇā-ṣa‘;
covetousnessN-ms
7760 [e]וְשַׂמְתָּ֣
wə-śam-tā
and place [such]Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms
5921 [e]עֲלֵהֶ֗ם
‘ă-lê-hem,
over themPrep | 3mp
8269 [e]שָׂרֵ֤י
śā-rê
[to be] rulersN-mpc
505 [e]אֲלָפִים֙
’ă-lā-p̄îm
of thousandsNumber-mp
8269 [e]שָׂרֵ֣י
śā-rê
rulersN-mpc
3967 [e]מֵא֔וֹת
mê-’ō-wṯ,
of hundredsNumber-fp
8269 [e]שָׂרֵ֥י
śā-rê
rulersN-mpc
2572 [e]חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים
ḥă-miš-šîm
of fiftyNumber-cp
8269 [e]וְשָׂרֵ֥י
wə-śā-rê
and rulersConj-w | N-mpc
6235 [e]עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃
‘ă-śā-rōṯ.
of tenNumber-mp





















Hebrew Texts
שמות 18:21 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְאַתָּ֣ה תֶחֱזֶ֣ה מִכָּל־הָ֠עָם אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֜יִל יִרְאֵ֧י אֱלֹהִ֛ים אַנְשֵׁ֥י אֱמֶ֖ת שֹׂ֣נְאֵי בָ֑צַע וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ עֲלֵהֶ֗ם שָׂרֵ֤י אֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מֵאֹ֔ות שָׂרֵ֥י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃

שמות 18:21 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ואתה תחזה מכל־העם אנשי־חיל יראי אלהים אנשי אמת שנאי בצע ושמת עלהם שרי אלפים שרי מאות שרי חמשים ושרי עשרת׃

שמות 18:21 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ואתה תחזה מכל־העם אנשי־חיל יראי אלהים אנשי אמת שנאי בצע ושמת עלהם שרי אלפים שרי מאות שרי חמשים ושרי עשרת׃

שמות 18:21 Hebrew Bible
ואתה תחזה מכל העם אנשי חיל יראי אלהים אנשי אמת שנאי בצע ושמת עלהם שרי אלפים שרי מאות שרי חמשים ושרי עשרת׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.

King James Bible
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But you should select from all the people able men, God-fearing, trustworthy, and hating bribes. Place them over the people as commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
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such as

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men

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hating

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rulers of thousands. Whatever matter the decarch, or ruler over ten, could not decide, went to the pentecontarch, or ruler of fifty, and thence by degrees to the hecatontarch, or ruler over a hundred, to the chiliarch, or ruler over a thousand to Moses and at length to God himself. Each magistrate had the care or inspection of only ten men; the decarch superintended ten private characters; the hecatontarch ten decarchs; and the chiliarch, ten hecatontarchs.

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Joshua 22:14 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout …

1 Samuel 8:12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over …

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