- officers:
- Shoterim, from the Arabic saytara, to overlook, superintend, seems to denote, as musaytar in Arabic also does, overseers, superintendents. They may have been somewhat like the chiefs of trades, who are found in every city in the East; where every trade has a head, who is entrusted with authority over them, and is in some measure answerable for them to Government. Compare "And he said,ª° Who¹ madeª° thee² a princeª and a judgeª° over¹ us? intendestª° thou¹ to killª° me, as¹ thou killedstª°¹ the Egyptian?ª And Mosesª feared,ª° and said,ª° Surelyª this thingª is known.ª°" {Exd 2:14} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Moses,ª Gatherª° unto me seventyª menª of the eldersª¹ of Israel,ª whom¹ thou knowestª° to be the eldersª of the people,ª and officersª° over them; and bringª° them unto¹ the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª that they may standª° there¹ with¹ thee." {Num 11:16} + "So I tookª°¹ the chiefª of your tribes,ª wiseª men,²¹ and known,ª° and madeª° them headsª over¹ you, captainsª over thousands,ª and captainsª over hundreds,ª and captainsª over fifties,ª and captainsª over tens,ª and officersª° among your tribes.ª" {Deu 1:15} + "Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª" {Deu 16:18} + "And all¹ Israel,ª and their elders,ª and officers,ª° and their judges,ª° stoodª° on this side¹¹ the arkª and on that side¹¹ before¹ the priestsª the Levites,ª which bareª° the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª as well the stranger,ª as he that was born² among them;¹ halfª of them overª againstª mountª Gerizim,ª and halfª of them over¹ againstª mountª Ebal;ª as¹ Mosesª the servantª of the LORDª had commandedª° before,ª that they should blessª°¹ the peopleª of Israel.ª" {Jsh 8:33} + "And Joshuaª gatheredª°¹ all¹ the tribesª of Israelª to Shechem,ª and calledª° for the eldersª of Israel,ª and for their heads,ª and for their judges,ª° and for their officers;ª° and they presented²° themselves¹ beforeª God.ª" {Jsh 24:1} + "And I gaveª° unto Isaacª¹ Jacobª and Esau:ª and I gaveª° unto Esauª¹ mountª Seir,ª to possessª° it; but Jacobª and his childrenª went downª° into Egypt.ª" {Jsh 24:4} + "Moreover Uzziahª had¹ an hostª of fighting² men,ª°¹ that went outª° to warª by bands,ª according to the numberª of their accountª by the handª of Jeielª the scribeª° and Maaseiahª the ruler,ª° under¹ the handª of Hananiah,ª [one] of the king'sª captains.ª¹" {2Ch 26:11}
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