Deuteronomy 1:13 Parallel Translations

From each of your tribes, choose some men who are wise, intelligent, and experienced, and I'll appoint them to be your leaders."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

ASV:

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

BBE:

Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

DBY:

Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.

ERV:

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

JPS:

Get you, from each one of your tribes, wise men, and understanding, and full of knowledge, and I will make them heads over you.'

WBS:

Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

WEB:

Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you."

YLT:

Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

Deuteronomy 1:13 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 18:21 "Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and {k} known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
(k) Whose godliness and uprightness is known.

MHC:

1:9-18 Moses reminds the people of the happy constitution of their government, which might make them all safe and easy, if it was not their own fault. He owns the fulfilment of God's promise to Abraham, and prays for the further accomplishment of it. We are not straitened in the power and goodness of God; why should we be straitened in our own faith and hope? Good laws were given to the Israelites, and good men were to see to the execution of them, which showed God's goodness to them, and the care of Moses.

CONC:

Appoint Chiefs Choose Discerning Experienced Far-seeing Full Heads Intelligent Provide Respected Rulers Tribes Understanding Wise Yourselves

Appoint Chiefs Choose Discerning Experienced Heads Intelligent Provide Respected Rulers Tribes Understanding Wise Yourselves

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