Exodus 18:21
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
יָרֵא
Fearing, those who fear. Yare. The desire of those who fear Him He will fulfil. The life surrendered to holy awe of God is the life God honours most fully.
חַיִל
ability
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חַיִל
Strength, wealth, army, force. Chayil. A woman of chayil. Not just moral goodness but active powerful capability in every area of life.
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עַל
over/ them
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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חָזָה
you will provide
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חָזָה
to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision of
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עֶשֶׂר
tens
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עֶשֶׂר
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
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מֵאָה
hundreds
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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בֶּצַע
of unjust gain
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בֶּצַע
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
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שַׂר
officials of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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שָׂנֵא
who hate
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שָׂנֵא
to hate (personally)
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חֲמִשִּׁים
fifties
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חֲמִשִּׁים
fifty
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