Study it in the app“Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.”
Mosesמֹשֶׁהchoseוַיִּבְחַרcapableחַיִלmenאַנְשֵׁיfrom allמִכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלand madeוַיִּתֵּןthemאֹתָםheadsרָאשִׁיםoverעַלthe people,הָעָםchiefsשָׂרֵיof thousands,אֲלָפִיםchiefsשָׂרֵיof hundreds,מֵאוֹתchiefsשָׂרֵיof fifties,חֲמִשִּׁיםand chiefsוְשָׂרֵיof tens.עֲשָׂרֹת
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearselect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “yivchar” appearsvalor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” 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” appearsmake
To make someone something: "I have made you a father".
Where else “yiten” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashim” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appearsdivision
A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.
Where else “alafim” appearscaptain of hundred
Leaders of groups of 100 soldiers.
Where else “meot” appearsfifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appearsten
Ten.
Where else “asarot” appears24Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
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26They judged the people at all times; the difficult matter they would bring to Moses, but every small matter they would judge themselves.
