Deuteronomy 1:13
“Take ye wise men, and vnderstanding, and knowen among your tribes, and I will make them rulers ouer you.”
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Deuteronomy 1:13 Context
11(The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many moe as ye are, and blesse you as he hath promised you.) 12How can I my selfe alone beare your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? 13Take ye wise men, and vnderstanding, and knowen among your tribes, and I will make them rulers ouer you. 14And ye answered me, and saide, The thing which thou hast spoken, is good for vs to doe. 15So I tooke the chiefe of your tribes, wise men, and knowen, and made them heads ouer you, captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, and captaines ouer fifties, and captaines ouer tennes, and officers among your tribes.
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Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
- King James Version
'Choose wise and discerning and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)