Deuteronomy 1:13

13 Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”

Deuteronomy 1:13 in Other Translations

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

13 Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.'

13 Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’

13 So select some wise, understanding, and seasoned men from your tribes, and I will commission them as your leaders."

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

13 From each of your tribes, choose some men who are wise, intelligent, and experienced, and I'll appoint them to be your leaders."

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

13 "So choose some wise men from each of your tribes. They must understand how to give good advice. The people must have respect for them. I will appoint those men to have authority over you."

Deuteronomy 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:13

Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your
tribes
Not only whose persons were well known, but their characters and qualifications, for their probity and integrity, for their wisdom and prudence in the management of affairs, for their skill and knowledge in things divine and human, civil and religious, and for their capacity in judging and determining matters in difference; see ( Exodus 18:21 )

and I will make them rulers over you;
the people were allowed to choose their own officers, whom they were to bring to Moses, and present before him, to be invested with their office. A like method was taken in the choice and constitution of deacons in the Christian church, when the secular affairs of it lay too heavy upon the apostles, ( Acts 6:3 ) .

Deuteronomy 1:13 In-Context

11 May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!

12 But how can I bear your problems and your burdens and your disputes all by myself?

13 Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”

14 You answered me, “What you propose to do is good.”

15 So 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.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 47:6; Exodus 18:21