Parallel Verses
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.'
New American Standard Bible
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.
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."
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.
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;
Themes
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Judges appointed
Government » Mosaic » Administrative and judicial system
Israel » Organization » Government » Jethro
Magistrates » Wisdom and integrity essential to
moses » Institutes a system of government
Officer » Civil » Chosen by the people
Rulers' » Wisdom and integrity essential to
The Nation » Of israel and judah rulers » Wisdom and integrity essential to
Topics
Interlinear
Yada`
References
American
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 1:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Historical Prologue
12 'How,' said I, 'can I myself alone bear the cumbrance, charge, and strife that is among you? 13 Bring therefore men of wisdom and of understanding and expert, known among your tribes, that I may make them rulers over you.' 14 And ye answered me, and said, 'That which thou hast spoken is good to be done.'
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 18:21
Moreover, seek out, among all the people, men of activity which fear God; and men that are true and hate covetousness: and make them heads over the people, captains over thousands, over hundreds, over fifty, and over ten.
Numbers 11:16-17
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Gather unto me seventy of the elders of Israel, which thou knowest that they are the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them unto the tabernacle of witness, and let them stand there with thee.
Acts 1:21-23
Wherefore of these men which have companied with us - all the time that the Lord Jesus went out and in among us,
Acts 6:2-6
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, "It is not meet that we should leave the word of God and serve at the tables.