Exodus 18:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 18:25 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 →
וַיִּבְחַ֨ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
מֹשֶׁ֤ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אַנְשֵׁי
ʼîysh
H376
man
חַ֨יִל֙
chayil
H2428
strength
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹתָ֛ם
ʼêth
H853
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רָאשִׁ֖ים
rôʼsh
H7218
head
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעָ֑ם
ʻam
H5971
people
שָׂרֵ֤י
sar
H8269
prince
אֲלָפִים֙
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
שָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
מֵא֔וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
שָׂרֵ֥י
sar
H8269
prince
חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
וְשָׂרֵ֥י
sar
H8269
prince
עֲשָׂרֹֽת
ʻeser
H6235
ten
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses chose men of ability from all Israel, and he appointed them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).