Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers. Take [heb] Give Exodus 18:21 And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens, Numbers 11:16,17 And the Lord said to Moses: Gather unto me seventy men of the ancients of Israel, whom thou knowest to be ancients and masters of the people: and thou shalt bring them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and shalt make them stand there with thee, . . . Acts 1:21-23 Wherefore of these men who have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, . . . Acts 6:2-6 Then the twelve, calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: It is not reason that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. . . . Context Moses Appoints Leaders…12I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences. 13Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers.14Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do.… Cross References Exodus 18:21 And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens, Deuteronomy 1:12 I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences. Deuteronomy 1:14 Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do. Lexicon Chooseהָב֣וּ (hā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, come for yourselves wise, חֲכָמִ֧ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2450: Wise understanding, וּנְבֹנִ֛ים (ū·nə·ḇō·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 995: To separate mentally, understand and respected men וִידֻעִ֖ים (wî·ḏu·‘îm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know from each of your tribes, לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם (lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe and I will appoint them וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖ם (wa·’ă·śî·mêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set as your leaders.” בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ (bə·rā·šê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head Additional Translations Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. Take to yourselves wise and understanding and prudent men for your tribes, and I will set your leaders over you. Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs. Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you." Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads; Jump to Previous Appoint Chiefs Choose Discerning Experienced Heads Intelligent Provide Respected Rulers Tribes Understanding Wise YourselvesJump to Next Appoint Chiefs Choose Discerning Experienced Heads Intelligent Provide Respected Rulers Tribes Understanding Wise YourselvesExternal Links Deuteronomy 1:13 NIVDeuteronomy 1:13 NLT Deuteronomy 1:13 ESV Deuteronomy 1:13 NASB Deuteronomy 1:13 ASV Deuteronomy 1:13 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 1:13 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 1:13 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 1:13 French Bible Deuteronomy 1:13 German Bible Alphabetical: and appoint as Choose discerning each experienced from heads' I men of over respected set some them tribes understanding will wise you your OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:13 Take wise men of understanding and well (Deut. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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