587 B
587 B
and men of good repute
AT: "and men that the people respect"
of thousands...of hundreds...of fifties...of tens
AT: "of groups of 1,000...of groups of 100...of groups of 50...and groups of 10" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
captains...officers
These are titles for different positions in Israel's government. The officer had less authority than the captains.
tribe by tribe
AT: "from each of your tribes"
judge righteously between a man and his brother
AT: "make right and fair decisions for each man and his fellow Israelite"