Nowעַתָּהlistenשְׁמַעto my voice;בְּקֹלִיI will advise you,אִיעָצְךָand mayוִיהִיElohimאֱלֹהִיםbe with you!עִמָּךְYouאַתָּהbe the representativeהֱיֵהfor the peopleלָעָםbeforeמוּלElohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםand youוְ אַתָּהbringהֵבֵאתָthe casesאֶת הַדְּבָרִיםtoאֶלElohim.הָאֱלֹהִים
Exodus 18:19
Study it in the app“Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may Elohim be with you! You be the representative for the people before Elohim, and you bring the cases to Elohim.”
Moses' father-in-law warns he will wear himself out and advises sharing the loadGod guides
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 18:19, word by word
- listenשְׁמַעshema
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shema” appears- to my voiceקֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- I will advise youאִיעָצְiats
advise
To tell someone what is best to do.
Where else “iats” appears- and mayיהִיyhi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yhi” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- for the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- beforeמוּלmul
in front of, opposite
In front of, opposite.
Where else “mul” appears- bringהֵבֵאתָheveta
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heveta” appears- the casesדְּבָרִיםdevarim
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devarim” appears
The context
18You will surely wear yourself out, both you and this people that is with you; for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.
19 · This verse (above)
20Teach them the statutes and the instructions, and make known to them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.