3:2 the mighty men and warriors,
judges and prophets,
omen readers and leaders, 1
3:3 captains of groups of fifty,
the respected citizens, 2
advisers and those skilled in magical arts, 3
and those who know incantations.
3:1 I said,
“Listen, you leaders 4 of Jacob,
you rulers of the nation 5 of Israel!
You ought to know what is just, 6
1 tn Heb “elder” (so ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NCV “older leaders.”
2 tn Heb “the ones lifted up with respect to the face.” For another example of the Hebrew idiom, see 2 Kgs 5:1.
3 tn Heb “and the wise with respect to magic.” On the meaning of חֲרָשִׁים (kharashim, “magic”), see HALOT 358 s.v. III חרשׁ. Some understand here a homonym, meaning “craftsmen.” In this case, one could translate, “skilled craftsmen” (cf. NIV, NASB).
4 tn Heb “heads.”
5 tn Heb “house.”
6 tn Heb “Should you not know justice?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you should!”