Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Set forth for you - men wise and discerning, and known to your tribes, - that I may appoint them to be heads over you.

New American Standard Bible

Choose wise and discerning and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

International Standard Version

Choose for yourselves wise and discerning men, known to your tribes, and appoint them as your leaders.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, experienced, and respected men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as heads (leaders) over you.’

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Give to yourselves men wise and known to your tribes, and I will set them for your heads.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Choose for yourselves {wise and discerning and knowledgeable men} for [each of] your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.'

Modern King James verseion

Give wise and understanding men, and those known to your tribes, and I will appoint them rulers over you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Bring therefore men of wisdom and of understanding and expert, known among your tribes, that I may make them rulers over you.'

NET Bible

Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders."

New Heart English Bible

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

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יהב 
Yahab 
give, go to, Bring, ascribe, come on, give out, Set, take
Usage: 34

חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

and I will make
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

References

American

Context Readings

Historical Prologue

12 How should I carry by myself the fatigue of you and the burden of you and your controversies? 13 Set forth for you - men wise and discerning, and known to your tribes, - that I may appoint them to be heads over you. 14 And ye answered me, - and said, Good, is the word which thou hast spoken to be done.

Cross References

Exodus 18:21

Thou thyself, therefore shalt look out, from among all the people - men of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion, - and place them over them as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Numbers 11:16-17

Then said Yahweh unto Moses - Gather thou unto me seventy men, from among the elders of Israel, of whom thou knowest that they are elders of the people and their overseers, - then shalt thou take them unto the tent of meeting, and they shall station themselves there with thee.

Acts 1:21-23

It is needful then that, of the men who companied with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out over us,

Acts 6:2-6

And the Twelve, calling near the throng of the disciples, said - It doth not seem, right, that, we, forsaking the word of God, should be ministering unto tables.

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