New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 1:13-16

13Chooseהָב֣וּha.VuH3051wiseחֲכָמִ֧יםcha.kha.MimH2450and discerningוּנְבֹנִ֛יםu.ne.vo.NimH995and experiencedוִידֻעִ֖יםvi.du.'ImH3045menH376from your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626,and I will appointוַאֲשִׂימֵ֖םva.'a.si.MemH7760them as your headsבְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃be.ra.shei.KhemH7218.’

14You answeredוַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּva.ta.'a.NuH6030me and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.RuH559, ‘The thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have saidדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213is goodטֽוֹב־tov-H2896.’

15So I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450and experiencedוִֽידֻעִ֔יםvi.du.'ImH3045menH376, andappointedוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218overעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, leadersH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505andof hundredsמֵא֗וֹתme.'otH3967,of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁים֙cha.mi.ShimH2572andof tensעֲשָׂרֹ֔ת'a.sa.RotH6235,and officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860for your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃le.shiv.tei.KhemH7626.

16“Then I chargedוָאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680your judgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םsho.fe.tei.KhemH8199at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Hearשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085the casesbetweenH996yourfellowH251countrymenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251, andjudgeוּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םu.she.fa.TemH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664betweenH996a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and hisfellowH251countrymanאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,or the alienגֵּרֽוֹ׃ge.RoH1616who is with him.

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