And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
He said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, х baazeh (H2088)] - in this place (Genesis 28:16); i:e., the camp, where the people generally pitched their tents.
Aaron and Hur are with you. Moses had appointed these two to act as colleagues in the administration of public affairs, particularly in the decision of causes, which might be appealed from the subordinate jurisdiction of the elders to his tribunal, as the court of last resort.
If any man have any matters to do, х ba`al (H1167) dªbaariym (H1697)] - whoever has a lawsuit or dispute х ba`al (H1167), lord or possessor, when followed by the genitive of the thing, frequently signifies one to whom that attribute or quality belongs (see Genesis 37:19) (Gesenius). The Septuagint has: ean tini sumbee krisis. If any controversy should occur, the party aggrieved was to submit it to the judgment of the joint commissioners, who were armed with full powers to decide every matter during his absence.