Hebrew paragraph division
Exo 18:1-27 {p} YHVH is greater than all the gods
Hebrew roots
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning to the evening. Exo 18:13
Judge is Strong’s H8199 שפט shaphat, a primitive root meaning, “to judge.” The ancient pictographs are shin + pey + tet.
shin ש = two front teeth, thus sharp, press, eat, two, again
pey פ, ף = the mouth, thus open, blow, scatter, edge
tet ט = the basket, thus surround, contain, hold, mud
The story the pictographs are telling is of pronouncing a word (shin, as spoken words pass through the teeth) with the mouth (pey); i.e., to make a decree, a proclamation, that holds (tet) i.e., that passes the scrutiny of time and circumstances as a true word.
Exo 18:1-27 Chiastic structure
Hi Christine.
I’ve been reading the chiastic structure and want to understand more about it. I see that it’s categorizing specific topics, but I would love some input to be able to understand it’s use.
It’s all new to me. :o)
Hi Kristi, I wanted to let you know I see your comment and am planning to write a more detailed reply soon. Thank you for being patient with me. <3