Study it in the app“He chose the first part for himself, for there the portion of a commander was reserved; and he came with the heads of the people; he carried out the righteousness of YHWH and his judgments with Israel.””
He choseוַיַּרְאthe first partרֵאשִׁיתfor himself,לוֹforכִּיthereשָׁםthe portionחֶלְקַתof a commanderמְחֹקֵקwas reserved;סָפוּןand he cameוַיֵּתֵאwith the headsרָאשֵׁיof the people;עָםhe carried outעָשָׂהthe righteousnessצִדְקַתof YHWHיְהוָהand his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָיוwithעִםIsrael.”יִשְׂרָאֵל
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appearsbest
The best of something, what is set apart for its quality.
Where else “reshit” appearsplot
A plot of land belonging to someone.
Where else “chelkat” appearsdecree
To make laws, set rules.
Where else “mechokek” appearsreserve
To set a share apart in advance for the one to whom it belongs.
Where else “safun” appearscome
To arrive at a place or a moment, to become present.
Where else “yete” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rashe” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appearsrighteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsjudgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpatay” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears“The first part” can be understood as the land on the other side of the Jordan, the first to be distributed (Numbers 32).
20And of Gad he said, “Blessed be he who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he dwells, and he tears the arm and also the crown of the head.
21 · This verse (above)
22And of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub; he leaps from Bashan.”
