Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders."

New American Standard Bible

Choose wise and discerning and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

King James Version

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Holman Bible

Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

International Standard Version

Choose for yourselves wise and discerning men, known to your tribes, and appoint them as your leaders.

A Conservative Version

Take for you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

American Standard Version

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

Amplified

Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, experienced, and respected men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as heads (leaders) over you.’

Bible in Basic English

Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Darby Translation

Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.

Julia Smith Translation

Give to yourselves men wise and known to your tribes, and I will set them for your heads.

King James 2000

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Choose for yourselves {wise and discerning and knowledgeable men} for [each of] your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.'

Modern King James verseion

Give wise and understanding men, and those known to your tribes, and I will appoint them rulers over you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Bring therefore men of wisdom and of understanding and expert, known among your tribes, that I may make them rulers over you.'

New Heart English Bible

Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you."

The Emphasized Bible

Set forth for you - men wise and discerning, and known to your tribes, - that I may appoint them to be heads over you.

Webster

Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

World English Bible

Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you."

Youngs Literal Translation

Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יהב 
Yahab 
give, go to, Bring, ascribe, come on, give out, Set, take
Usage: 34

חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

and I will make
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

References

American

Context Readings

Historical Prologue

12 But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife? 13 Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders." 14 You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.

Cross References

Exodus 18:21

But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Numbers 11:16-17

The Lord said to Moses, "Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know are elders of the people and officials over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting; let them take their position there with you.

Acts 1:21-23

Thus one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time the Lord Jesus associated with us,

Acts 6:2-6

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

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