OET interlinear EXO 18:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רָאשִׁ֖ים עַל־הָ⁠עָ֑ם

heads on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,people

Moses writes of the leaders of people as if they were the head of a body. If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [leaders over the people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֨יִל֙

men_of able

If it would be helpful to your readers, what sort of ability they had can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: [men who were able to lead] or [men who were able to judge]

Note 3 topic: translate-numbers

שָׂרֵ֤י אֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מֵא֔וֹת שָׂרֵ֥י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְ⁠שָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת

commanders_of thousands commanders_of hundreds commanders_of fifties and,leaders_of tens

This could mean: (1) these numbers represent the exact amount of people in each group. Alternate translation: [leaders in charge of groups of 1,000 people, groups of 100 people, groups of 50 people, and groups of 10 people] or (2) these numbers are not exact, but represent groups of people of various sizes. Alternate translation: [leaders in charge of very small groups, small groups, large groups, and very large groups] See how you translated this in [Exodus 18:21](../18/21.md).