Deuteronomy Chapter 1 verse 15 Holy Bible
So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.
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So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and respected, and made them rulers over you, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers of your tribes.
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So I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them chiefs over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers for your tribes.
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So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
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So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
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So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.
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`And I take the heads of your tribes, men, wise and known, and I appoint them heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities, for your tribes.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo I tookוָאֶקַּ֞ח (wā·’eq·qaḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 3947: To takethe leadersרָאשֵׁ֣י (rā·šê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 7218: The headof your tribes,שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם (šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribewiseחֲכָמִים֙ (ḥă·ḵā·mîm)Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 2450: Wiseand respectedוִֽידֻעִ֔ים (wî·ḏu·‘îm)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralStrong's 3045: To knowmen,אֲנָשִׁ֤ים (’ă·nā·šîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personand appointedוָאֶתֵּ֥ן (wā·’et·tên)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthemאֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām)Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseas leadersרָאשִׁ֖ים (rā·šîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 7218: The headover you—עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstas commandersשָׂרֵ֨י (śā·rê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princeof thousands,אֲלָפִ֜ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm)Number - masculine pluralStrong's 505: A thousandof hundreds,מֵא֗וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ)Number - feminine pluralStrong's 3967: A hundredof fifties,חֲמִשִּׁים֙ (ḥă·miš·šîm)Number - common pluralStrong's 2572: Fiftyand of tens,עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת (‘ă·śā·rōṯ)Number - masculine pluralStrong's 6235: Tenand as officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים (wə·šō·ṭə·rîm)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistratefor your tribes.לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃ (lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribeJump to PreviousAppointed Authority Captains Chief Commanders Heads Hundreds Leading Officers Respected Tens Thousands Throughout Tribal Tribe Tribes Wise