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* "'''Go and gather the elders of Israel''' and say to them: 'Hashem, the G-d of your forefathers, has appeared to me – the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – saying: 'I have surely remembered you and what was done to you in Egypt.' " (3:16) | * "'''Go and gather the elders of Israel''' and say to them: 'Hashem, the G-d of your forefathers, has appeared to me – the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – saying: 'I have surely remembered you and what was done to you in Egypt.' " (3:16) | ||
* "'''They [the elders] will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall come''' to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, 'Hashem, the G-d of the Hebrews, happened upon us....' " (3:18) | * "'''They [the elders] will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall come''' to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, 'Hashem, the G-d of the Hebrews, happened upon us....' " (3:18) | ||
− | * "'''And you will discern''' [prophetically, through ''Ruach HaKodesh'' – Rashi] '''from all the people men of valor''' who fear G-d, men of truth who hate money | + | * "'''And you will discern''' [prophetically, through ''Ruach HaKodesh'' – Rashi] '''from all the people men of valor''' who fear G-d, men of truth who hate money; and you shall set over them leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens." (18:21) |
* "'''They''' [the leaders] '''will judge the people at all times....'''" (18:22) | * "'''They''' [the leaders] '''will judge the people at all times....'''" (18:22) | ||
* "'''Moses listened to his father-in-law's voice''' and he did everything that he had said." (18:24) Until Moses implemented Yitro's suggestion to set up sub-courts within Israel, he handled the entire nation's questions himself, an extremely time-consuming job. | * "'''Moses listened to his father-in-law's voice''' and he did everything that he had said." (18:24) Until Moses implemented Yitro's suggestion to set up sub-courts within Israel, he handled the entire nation's questions himself, an extremely time-consuming job. | ||
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* "Moses took the people out from the camp to receive G-d '''and they stood at the bottom of the mountain.'''" (19:17) | * "Moses took the people out from the camp to receive G-d '''and they stood at the bottom of the mountain.'''" (19:17) | ||
* "And He said to Moses: 'Come up to Hashem – '''you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel''' – and you shall prostrate yourselves from a distance.' " (24:1) | * "And He said to Moses: 'Come up to Hashem – '''you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel''' – and you shall prostrate yourselves from a distance.' " (24:1) | ||
− | * "He took the Book of the Covenant, and he | + | * "He took the Book of the Covenant, and he read in the ears of the people, '''and they said: 'We will do and we will listen to everything that Hashem said!'''' " (24:7) |
* "'''Hashem said to Moses: 'Write for yourself these words''', because according to these words I have sealed a covenant with you and with Israel.' " (34:27) | * "'''Hashem said to Moses: 'Write for yourself these words''', because according to these words I have sealed a covenant with you and with Israel.' " (34:27) | ||
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+ | I, Raymond Chaim Leib Halbert, certify that the above translations from Exodus are my own work, and I hereby release them to the public domain. |
Revision as of 23:00, 17 May 2009
Tanach – The Torah, the Prophets and the Hagiographa
This page is a translation and expansion from the Hebrew page, תורה, נביאים וכתובים. Bold text on this page indicates what content appears in the Hebrew page.
Exodus
- "Go and gather the elders of Israel and say to them: 'Hashem, the G-d of your forefathers, has appeared to me – the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob – saying: 'I have surely remembered you and what was done to you in Egypt.' " (3:16)
- "They [the elders] will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall come to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, 'Hashem, the G-d of the Hebrews, happened upon us....' " (3:18)
- "And you will discern [prophetically, through Ruach HaKodesh – Rashi] from all the people men of valor who fear G-d, men of truth who hate money; and you shall set over them leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens." (18:21)
- "They [the leaders] will judge the people at all times...." (18:22)
- "Moses listened to his father-in-law's voice and he did everything that he had said." (18:24) Until Moses implemented Yitro's suggestion to set up sub-courts within Israel, he handled the entire nation's questions himself, an extremely time-consuming job.
- "Moses chose men of valor from all of Israel and gave them [authority to] lead the people: leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens." (18:25)
- "They [the leaders] judged the people at all times...." (18:26)
- "Moses took the people out from the camp to receive G-d and they stood at the bottom of the mountain." (19:17)
- "And He said to Moses: 'Come up to Hashem – you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel – and you shall prostrate yourselves from a distance.' " (24:1)
- "He took the Book of the Covenant, and he read in the ears of the people, and they said: 'We will do and we will listen to everything that Hashem said!' " (24:7)
- "Hashem said to Moses: 'Write for yourself these words, because according to these words I have sealed a covenant with you and with Israel.' " (34:27)
I, Raymond Chaim Leib Halbert, certify that the above translations from Exodus are my own work, and I hereby release them to the public domain.