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Deuteronomy 1:23

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

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וַיִּיטַ֥בvayitavand be acceptedיָטַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be accepted”, the next action in the storyH3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase]…בְּעֵינַ֖יbeeynayin eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…הַדָּבָ֑רhadavarthe causeדָּבָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…וָאֶקַּ֤חvaeqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.מִכֶּם֙mikemfrom fromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “from from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.שְׁנֵ֣יםsheneymtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.עָשָׂ֣רasarteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).אֲנָשִׁ֔יםanashima 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…אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, 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…אֶחָ֖דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,לַשָּֽׁבֶטlashavetto dartשֵׁבֶטpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to dart”, the ordinary formH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

Young’s Literal Translation

and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.

World English Bible

The thing pleased me well. I took twelve of your men, one man for every tribe.

Darby Translation

And the matter was good in mine eyes; and I took twelve men of you, one man for a tribe.

Douay-Rheims

And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the saying pleased me: and I took of you twelve men, one man of a tribe.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤρεσεν ἐναντίον μου τὸ ῥῆμα· καὶ ἔλαβον ἐξ ὑμῶν δώδεκα ἄνδρας, ἄνδρα ἕνα κατά φυλήν.