| 26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 18:26:1 ⧉וְשָׁפְט֥וּveshaftuthey judged Exodus 18:26:2 ⧉אֶת־הָעָ֖םethaamthe people Exodus 18:26:3 ⧉בְּכָל־עֵ֑תbekholetat every time Exodus 18:26:4 ⧉אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤רethadavarthe matter Exodus 18:26:5 ⧉הַקָּשֶׁה֙hakashehhard Exodus 18:26:6 ⧉יְבִיא֣וּןyeveeoonthey would bring Exodus 18:26:7 ⧉אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔הelmoshehto Moses Exodus 18:26:8 ⧉וְכָל־הַדָּבָ֥רvekholhadavarand every matter Exodus 18:26:9 ⧉הַקָּטֹ֖ןhakatonsmall Exodus 18:26:10 ⧉יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּyishputu{They} would judge Exodus 18:26:11 ⧉הֵֽם׃hemthey themselves |
| 26. Formal Translation And they judged the people continually; the difficult matter they brought to Moses, but every small matter they themselves decided. |
| 26. Dynamic Translation They kept serving as judges for the people, forwarding the hard cases to Moses and resolving the smaller issues themselves. |