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.
• 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.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’

Context of Deuteronomy 1:13

11May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised! 12But how can I bear your problems and your burdens and your disputes all by myself? Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.” 14You answered me, “What you propose to do is good.” 15So I took the leading men of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them to have authority over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens and as tribal officials.

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 select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
• Numbers 11:16The Lord said to Moses: “Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you.
• Acts 1:21Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us,
• Acts 6:2So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.

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