Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And thou shalt look out from all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, men hating gain; and set thou over them chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of ten.
New American Standard Bible
Furthermore, you shall
King James Version
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Holman Bible
But you should select from all the people able men, God-fearing, trustworthy, and hating bribes.
International Standard Version
You are to look for capable men among the people, men who fear God, men of integrity who hate dishonest gain. You are to set these men over them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
A Conservative Version
Moreover thou shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain, and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens,
American Standard Version
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Amplified
Furthermore, you shall select from all the people competent men who [reverently] fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; you shall place these over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
Bible in Basic English
But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
Darby Translation
But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
King James 2000
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall look out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain. And place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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.
NET Bible
But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
New Heart English Bible
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
World English Bible
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Youngs Literal Translation
And thou -- thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed these over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
Themes
Court » Superior, and inferior
Courts » Other courts » Inferior
Courts » Other courts » Superior, held by moses
Courts of justice » Inferior » Judges of, appointed by the governor
Covetousness » Hated by saints
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Judges appointed
Government » Mosaic » Administrative and judicial system
Magistrates » Wisdom and integrity essential to
Magistrates » To be wisely selected and appointed
Magistrates » Should » Hate covetousness
moses » Institutes a system of government
Prudence » Exemplified » Jethro
Prudence » Instances of » Jethro's advice to moses
Rulers' » Wisdom and integrity essential to
The Nation » Of israel and judah rulers » Wisdom and integrity essential to
Interlinear
Chayil
'enowsh
אנושׁ
'enowsh
man, certain, husbands, some, merchantmen, persons,
Usage: 42
'elohiym
Suwm
Sar
Sar
שׂר
Sar
prince, captain, chief, ruler, governor, keeper, principal, general, lords,
Usage: 421
Sar
References
Hastings
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 18:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jethro's Visit
20 And teach them the laws and the precepts and make known to them the way they shall go in it, and the work which they shall do. 21 And thou shalt look out from all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, men hating gain; and set thou over them chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of ten. 22 And they judged the people in all time: and it will be every great word they will bring to thee, and every small word they shall judge: and it will be light for thee, and they shall lift up with thee.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 6:3
Therefore, survey, brethren, seven men of you, being witnesses full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom ye shall set over this need.
2 Chronicles 19:5-10
And he will set up judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, to city and city;
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
Judges and scribes shall thou give to thee in all thy gates which Jehovah thy God gave to thee according to thy tribes: and they judged the people just judgment
Genesis 42:18
And Joseph will say to them in the third day, This do ye, and live, I fearing God.
Exodus 18:25
And Moses will choose men of ability from all Israel, and he will give them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, chiefs of ten.
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said to me, the Rock of Israel spake a parable upon the just man: a parable to fear God.
Ezekiel 18:8
And he shall not give upon interest, and he shall not take interest, from iniquity he shall turn back his hand; he shall do judgment of truth between man to man.
Genesis 22:12
And he will say, Thou shalt not put forth thy hand upon the boy, and thou shalt do nothing to him; for now I know that thou feared God, and thou didst not spare thy son thine only, from me.
Exodus 23:2-9
Thou shalt not be after multitudes for evil; thou shalt not answer for the multitude to stretch out after multitudes to pervert justice.
Numbers 10:4
And if they shall sound with one, and to thee assembled the chiefs of the heads of the thousands of Israel.
Deuteronomy 1:13-17
Give to yourselves men wise and known to your tribes, and I will set them for your heads.
Joshua 22:14
And ten chiefs with him, one chief, one chief, to the house of a father for all the tribes of Israel; and each the head of the house of their fathers, these for the thousands of Israel.
1 Samuel 8:3
And his sons went not in his way, and they will incline after plunder, and they will take a gift, and they will turn away from judgment.
1 Samuel 8:12
And to set to himself captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and to plough his ploughing and to reap his harvest, and to do all his fighting and all his chariots.
1 Samuel 12:3-4
Behold me: answer against me before Jehovah and before his Messiah, whose ox did I take? or whose ass did I take? and whom did I oppress? whom did I vex? and from whose hand did I take a ransom and hidden mine eyes with it? and I will turn back to you.
1 Kings 3:9-12
And give to thy servant a heart to hear to judge thy people to discern between good to evil: for who shall be able to judge this thy weighty people?
1 Kings 18:3
And Ahab will call for Obadiaha who was over the house. (And Obadiaha was fearing Jehovah greatly:
1 Kings 18:12
And being I shall go from thee and the spirit of Jehovah will lift thee up where I shall not know; and I went to announce to Ahab, and he will not find thee, and he will kill me: and thy servant feared Jehovah from my youth.
Nehemiah 5:9
And it will be said, Not good the word which ye do: will ye not go in the fear of our God from the reproach of the nations our enemies?
Nehemiah 7:2
And I shall command Hanani my brother, and Hananiah chief of the fortress, over Jerusalem, for he is as a man of truth, and fearing God above many.
Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy, and the contention I knew not I shall search it out
Job 31:13
If I shall despise the judgment of my servant and my maid in their contending with me;
Psalm 15:5
Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever.
Psalm 26:9-10
Thou wilt not gather my soul with the sinning, and my life with men of bloods:
Proverbs 28:2
In the transgression of a land many its chiefs: and by a man understanding to know, the place shall be extended.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
We will hear the end of all the word: Fear thou God, and watch his commands: for this is all man.
Isaiah 16:5
And the throne was set up in mercy: and he sat upon it in truth in the tent of David, judging and seeking judgment, and hastening justice.
Isaiah 33:15
He going in justice and speaking uprightness, rejecting in the plunder of oppression; shaking his hands from holding upon a gift, shutting his ear from the hearing of bloods, and binding up his eyes from looking upon evil;
Isaiah 59:4
None called upon justice, and none judged in truth: trusting in vanity and speaking evil, they conceived labor and brought forth vanity.
Isaiah 59:14-15
And judgment was turned away behind, and justice shall stand from far off: for truth fainted in the street, and right will not be able to come in.
Jeremiah 5:1
Run ye to and fro in the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in her broad places, if ye shall find a man, if there is he doing judgment, seeking faithfulness; and I will pardon to her.
Ezekiel 22:12
They took a gift in thee to pour out blood; thou tookest usury and interest, and thou wilt plunder thy neighbors by violence, and thou didst forget me, says the Lord Jehovah.
Zechariah 7:9
Thus said Jehovah of armies, saying. Judge ye the judgment of truth, and do mercy and compassions each to his brother.
Zechariah 8:16
These the words which ye shall do: speak the truth each with his neighbor; truth and the judgment of peace judge ye in your gates.
Luke 18:2
Saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, fearing not God, and not occupied about man:
Luke 18:4
And he would not for a time: and after these he said in himself, And if I fear not God, and am not occupied about man;
Acts 20:33
Silver or gold, or clothing, of none have I eagerly desired.
1 Timothy 3:3
Not intoxicated, not a quarrelsome person, not occupied in sordid gain; but equitable, without fighting, exempt from avarice;
1 Timothy 6:9-11
And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition.
2 Peter 2:14-15
Having eyes full of an adulteress, not ceasing from sin; decoying unstable souls: having a heart exercised with covetousness; children of a curse: