Deuteronomy 1:13

Deuteronomy 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
• New International Version (NIV)Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.’

Context of Deuteronomy 1:13

11I pray that the Lord, your ancestors' God, will cause you to become a thousand times as many people. That is how he has promised to bless you. 12But I cannot help you with your troubles and arguments all by myself. You must choose some wise men who understand what is right. Choose people that you know, from each of your tribes. Then I will give them authority as your leaders.’ 14You answered me, ‘That is a good idea!’ 15So I chose men that you knew were wise to be the leaders in your tribes. I gave them authority to rule over you. Some were leaders of groups of 1,000 men. Some led groups of 100 men, or 50 men, or ten men. I also chose other officers for each tribe.

Deuteronomy 1:13 word by word

הָב֣וּ לָ֠כֶם אֲנָשִׁ֨ים חֲכָמִ֧ים וּנְבֹנִ֛ים וִידֻעִ֖ים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖ם בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeיָהַבyâhab · to giveH3051
• you wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• and understandingבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• and knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• among your tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• and I will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
• them rulersרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:13

• Exodus 18:21But you must also choose some other clever men to help you. They must be honest men who respect God. They must not want to take money from people. Choose these men to be officers with authority over groups of the people. They will be leaders of 1,000 people, or 100 people, or 50 people, or 10 people.
• Numbers 11:16So the Lord said to Moses, ‘Choose 70 leaders of the Israelites and bring them to the Tent of Meeting. You must know that they are leaders and officers that the people respect. Bring them to stand there with you.
• Acts 1:21Peter then said, ‘Because of this, we must choose another man instead of Judas. That man must have been one of our group all the time that the Lord Jesus was with us.
• Acts 6:2The 12 apostles heard about the problem. They told all the believers to meet together with them. The apostles said, ‘Our work is to teach people God's message about Jesus. We do not have time to give out the food and money to people as well.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Take you wise men - חכמים chachamim, such as had gained knowledge by great labor and study. Understanding נבנים nebonim, persons of discernment, judicious men. Known, ידעים yeduim, persons practiced in the operations of nature, capable of performing curious and important works.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 This appointment of the “captains” (compare Exodus 18:21 ff) must not be confounded with that of the elders in Numbers 11:16 ff. The former would number 78,600; the latter were 70 only. A comparison between this passage and that in Exodus makes it obvious that Moses is only touching on certain parts of the whole history, without regard to order of time, but with a special purpose. This important arrangement for the good government of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Moses reminds the people of the happy constitution of their government, which might make them all safe and easy, if it was not their own fault. He owns the fulfilment of God's promise to Abraham, and prays for the further accomplishment of it. We are not straitened in the power and goodness of God; why should we be straitened in our own faith and hope? Good laws were given to the Israelites, and good men were to see to the execution of them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13respected men: These people had lives and reputations that were beyond criticism, even when examined closely.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-189-18. I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone--a little before their arrival in Horeb. Moses addresses that new generation as the representatives of their fathers, in whose sight and hearing all the transactions he recounts took place. A reference is here made to the suggestion of Jethro (Ex 18:18). In noticing his practical adoption of a plan by which the administration of justice was committed to a select number of…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 1:13

• Elder
• Government
• Israel
• Judge
• Moses
• Officer
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Wise men
• Dread
• Exodus
• Heaven
• Courts, Judicial
• Deuteronomy
• Judge
• Make, Maker
• Pentateuch

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings