Exodus 18:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They judgedוְשָׁפְט֥וּ
(ve·sha·fe·tu)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
the peopleהָעָ֖ם
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
at allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
times;עֵ֑ת
(et;)
6256: timeprobably from anah
the difficultהַקָּשֶׁה֙
(hak·ka·sheh)
7186: hard, severefrom qashah
disputeהַדָּבָ֤ר
(had·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
they would bringיְבִיא֣וּן
(ye·vi·'un)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to Moses,מֹשֶׁ֔ה
(mo·sheh,)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
but everyוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
minorהַקָּטֹ֖ן
(hak·ka·ton)
6996b: small, insignificantfrom qaton
disputeהַדָּבָ֥ר
(had·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
they themselves would judge.יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ
(yish·pu·tu)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they judged
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
at all seasons
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
the hard
qasheh  (kaw-sheh')
severe -- churlish, cruel, grievous, hard(-hearted), thing), heavy, + impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, + in trouble.
causes
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
they brought
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
but every small
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
matter
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
hem  (haym)
they (only used when emphatic) -- it, like, (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, so, such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.
they judged
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
themselves
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge.

King James Bible
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

International Standard Version
They judged the people at all times; the difficult matters they brought to Moses, but every minor matter they judged.

NET Bible
They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These men were the ones who usually settled disagreements among the people. They would bring difficult cases to Moses, but they settled all minor ones themselves.

King James 2000 Bible
And they judged the people at all times: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
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