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Teachוְהִזְהַרְתָּהthemאֶתְהֶםthe statutesאֶת הַחֻקִּיםand the instructions,וְאֶת הַתּוֹרֹתand make knownוְהוֹדַעְתָּto themלָהֶםthe wayאֶת הַדֶּרֶךְin whichבָהּthey must walk,יֵלְכוּand the workוְאֶת הַמַּעֲשֶׂהthatאֲשֶׁרthey must do.יַעֲשׂוּן
Exodus 18:20
Study it in the app“Teach 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.”
Moses' father-in-law warns he will wear himself out and advises sharing the loadGod guides
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 18:20, word by word
- Teachהִזְהַרְתָּהhizharta
warn
To alert someone to danger, instruct them.
Where else “hizharta” appears- the statutesחֻקִּיםchukim
statute
A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.
Where else “chukim” appears- and the instructionsתּוֹרֹתtorot
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torot” appears- and make knownהוֹדַעְתָּhodata
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hodata” appears- the wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- they must walkיֵלְכוּyelchu
walk
To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.
Where else “yelchu” appears- and the workמַּעֲשֶׂהmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- they must doיַעֲשׂוּyaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaasu” appears
The context
19Now 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.
20 · This verse (above)
21And you shall look for, from all the people, capable men, who fear Elohim, men of truth, who hate unjust gain; and place them over them as chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.