Exodus 18:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people— God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And thou—thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed [these] over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

King James Bible
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:

Hebrew
Furthermore,
וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

select
תֶחֱזֶ֣ה (ṯe·ḥĕ·zeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2372: To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of

capable
חַ֜יִל (ḥa·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

men
אַנְשֵׁי־ (’an·šê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

from among
מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

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

God-fearing,
יִרְאֵ֧י (yir·’ê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent

trustworthy men
אֱמֶ֖ת (’ĕ·meṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

who are averse
שֹׂ֣נְאֵי (śō·nə·’ê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8130: To hate

to dishonest gain.
בָ֑צַע (ḇā·ṣa‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1215: Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit

Appoint them
וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ (wə·śam·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

over [the people]
עֲלֵהֶ֗ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

as leaders
שָׂרֵ֤י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of thousands,
אֲלָפִים֙ (’ă·lā·p̄îm)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's 505: A thousand

of hundreds,
מֵא֔וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ)
Number - feminine plural
Strong's 3967: A hundred

of fifties,
חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 2572: Fifty

and of tens.
עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃ (‘ă·śā·rōṯ)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's 6235: Ten

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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