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Exodus 5:6 שֹׁטְרָ֖יו foremen its

That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:

Exodus 5:10 וְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו and foremen its

So the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am no longer giving you straw.

Exodus 5:14 שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ [the] foremen of

Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”

Exodus 5:15 שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ [the] foremen of

So the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way?

Exodus 5:19 שֹֽׁטְרֵ֧י [the] foremen of

The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”

Numbers 11:16 וְשֹׁטְרָ֑יו and officials its

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

Here: Administrative officers, probably record-keepers and supervisors. The same word names the Israelite foremen in Egypt who were beaten when the brick quotas were not met (Exod 5:6–19). These are men used to working between authority and the people, and taking the blows for it.

Deuteronomy 1:15 וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים and officials

So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

Deuteronomy 16:18 וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים and officials

You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Here: Administrative officers who work alongside the judges, probably keeping records, summoning parties and carrying out decisions. Sounds almost like 'shofetim', a pairing the ear would catch.

Deuteronomy 20:5 הַשֹּֽׁטְרִים֮ the officials

Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.

Deuteronomy 20:8 הַשֹּׁטְרִים֮ the officials

Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”

Here: The civil officials who kept the muster rolls and passed on orders. They are not the field commanders, who are appointed only afterward (v. 9).

Deuteronomy 20:9 הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים the officials

When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.

Deuteronomy 29:10 וְשֹׁ֣טְרֵיכֶ֔ם and officials your

All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,

Deuteronomy 31:28 וְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑ם and officials your

Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

Here: "And your officials." These were administrators who kept records, passed on orders and organized the people (compare Deut 1:15; 16:18; 20:5–9). The word does not mainly mean soldiers.

Joshua 1:10 שֹׁטְרֵ֥י [the] officers of

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

Here: "The officials of." These were the administrators who carried orders to the people and organised them. The title may come from a word for writing. They were not battlefield commanders. Here their job is to take Joshua's order through the camp (v. 11).

Joshua 3:2 הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים the officers

After three days the officers went through the camp

Joshua 8:33 וְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים׀ and officials

All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.

Here: Administrative officials, probably connected with writing and record-keeping, who passed orders through the camp (Josh 1:10; 3:2).

Joshua 23:2 וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יו and <to> officials its

he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,

Here: "And to its officials": administrators who carried out orders, kept lists and mustered the people (Josh 1:10; Deut 20:5–9). The word is probably linked to an Akkadian verb for "to write," suggesting record-keeping functionaries.

Joshua 24:1 וּלְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו and <to> officials its

Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

1 Chronicles 23:4 וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים and officials

“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,

1 Chronicles 26:29 לְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים to officials

From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.

1 Chronicles 27:1 וְשֹׁטְרֵיהֶם֩ and officials their

This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:

2 Chronicles 19:11 וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים and [will be] officials

Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”

2 Chronicles 26:11 הַשּׁוֹטֵ֑ר the official

Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.

2 Chronicles 34:13 וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים and officials

were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.

Proverbs 6:7 שֹׁטֵ֥ר icer

Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,

Here: An administrative official, linked to writing and record-keeping: the foreman who keeps the tally, organises workers and passes on orders. The second figure: no one counting, checking, or driving the work.