Exodus 18:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

Young's Literal Translation
and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.

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.

Hebrew
And they judged
וְשָׁפְט֥וּ (wə·šā·p̄ə·ṭū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

the people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

at all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

times;
עֵ֑ת (‘êṯ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

they would bring
יְבִיא֣וּן (yə·ḇî·’ūn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the difficult
הַקָּשֶׁה֙ (haq·qā·šeh)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7186: Hard, severe

cases
הַדָּבָ֤ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Moses,
מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

but any
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

minor
הַקָּטֹ֖ן (haq·qā·ṭōn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant

issue
הַדָּבָ֥ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

they would judge
יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ (yiš·pū·ṭū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

themselves.
הֵֽם׃ (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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