King James Version

Deuteronomy 1:13

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

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הָב֣וּhavvcome onיָהַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “come on”, a commandH3051to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) comeascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.לָ֠כֶםlakhemtoלָ֠כֶםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toאֲנָשִׁ֨יםanashima certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חֲכָמִ֧יםchakhamimwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).וּנְבֹנִ֛יםunevonimand understandבִּיןconjunction, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “and understand”, a verb used as a describing wordH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…וִידֻעִ֖יםviduimand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and know”, a verb used as a describing wordH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םleshivteykhemto dartשֵׁבֶטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖םvaasimemand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and put”, an unfinished actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽםberasheykhemin headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Get you, from each one of your tribes, wise men, and understanding, and full of knowledge, and I will make them heads over you.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Take wise men of understanding who are respected among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Get you, from each one of your tribes, wise men, and understanding, and full of knowledge, and I will make them heads over you.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Take to yourselves wise and understanding and prudent men for your tribes, and I will set your leaders over you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δότε ἑαυτοῖς ἄνδρας σοφοὺς καὶ ἐπιστήμονας καὶ συνετοὺς εἰς τὰς φυλὰς ὑμῶν, καὶ καταστήσω ἐφʼ ὑμῶν, ἡγουμένους ὑμῶν.