Exodus 18:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 18:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְשָׁפְט֣וּ
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָם֮
ʻam
H5971
people
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עֵת֒
ʻêth
H6256
time
וְהָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַדָּבָ֤ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַגָּדֹל֙
gâdôwl
H1419
great
יָבִ֣יאוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַדָּבָ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַקָּטֹ֖ן
qâṭân
H6996
small
יִשְׁפְּטוּ
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
הֵ֑ם
hêm
H1992
they
וְהָקֵל֙
qâlal
H7043
to be light
מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְנָשְׂא֖וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אִתָּֽךְ
ʼêth
H854
with
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World English Bible Public Domain
Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they will judge the people at all times. And so it will be, every great situation they will bring to you, and every small situation they will judge themselves. And you must lighten from on you! And they will carry alongside you.
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