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## and men of good repute ##
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"and men that the people respect"
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## of thousands...of hundreds...of fifties...of tens ##
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"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]])
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## captain...officers ##
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These are titles for different positions in Israel's government. The officer had less authority than the captains.
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## tribe by tribe ##
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"from each of your tribes"
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## judge righteously between a man and his brother ##
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"make right and fair decisions for each man and his fellow Israelite"
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