Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. Young's Literal Translation And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city, King James Bible And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, Hebrew He appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד (way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations judges שֹֽׁפְטִ֜ים (šō·p̄ə·ṭîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate in the land, בָּאָ֗רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land in each of בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the fortified הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת (hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 1219: To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose cities עָרֵ֧י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of Judah. יְהוּדָ֛ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites |