Deuteronomy 1:13
World English Bible (WEB)
Take wise men of understanding who are respected among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”
In context
11 May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you!
12 How can I myself alone bear your problems, your burdens, and your strife?
13 Take wise men of understanding who are respected among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”
14 You answered me, and said, “The thing which you have spoken is good to do.”
15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and respected men, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds, captains of fifties, captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.
Deuteronomy 1:13 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Take wise men of understanding who are respected among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”
- KJV King James Version
- Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.