Deuteronomy 1:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and known men, and made them leaders over you, captains over thousands, captains over hundreds, captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֶקַּ֞ח אֶת־רָאשֵׁ֣י שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם אֲנָשִׁ֤ים חֲכָמִים֙ וִֽידֻעִ֔ים וָאֶתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם רָאשִׁ֖ים עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם שָׂרֵ֨י אֲלָפִ֜ים וְשָׂרֵ֣י מֵא֗וֹת וְשָׂרֵ֤י חֲמִשִּׁים֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם

Transliteration

And-wāʾeqqaḥ ʾeṯ-rāʾšê šiḇṭêḵem ʾănāšîm ḥăḵāmîm and-wîḏuʿîm and-wāʾettēn them rāʾšîm over-you śārê ʾălāpîm and-śārê mēʾôṯ and-śārê ḥămišîm and-śārê ʿăśārōṯ and-šōṭrîm for-šiḇṭêḵem

Grammar Details

• *wāʾeqqaḥ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I took
• *rāʾšê*: masculine plural construct - heads of
• *šiḇṭêḵem*: masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your tribes
• *ʾănāšîm*: masculine plural noun - men
• *ḥăḵāmîm*: masculine plural adjective - wise
• *wîḏuʿîm*: masculine plural passive participle - known/well-known
• *wāʾettēn*: qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I gave/appointed
• *rāʾšîm*: masculine plural noun - heads/leaders
• *śārê*: masculine plural construct - leaders of
• *ʾălāpîm*: masculine plural noun - thousands
• *mēʾôṯ*: feminine plural noun - hundreds
• *ḥămišîm*: common plural noun - fifties
• *ʿăśārōṯ*: feminine plural noun - tens
• *šōṭrîm*: masculine plural participle - officers

Word Meanings

• *wāʾeqqaḥ*: and I took/selected/chose
• *rāʾšê*: heads/chiefs/leaders of
• *ʾănāšîm*: men/people/persons
• *ḥăḵāmîm*: wise/skillful/experienced
• *wîḏuʿîm*: known/well-known/recognized
• *wāʾettēn*: and I gave/appointed/established
• *śārê*: leaders/commanders/officials of
• *šōṭrîm*: officers/officials/scribes

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and known men, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, tens, and officers for your tribes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and ma them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And then I toke the heedes of youre trybes, men of wysdome and that were expert, and made them ruelers ouer you: captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes ouer fyftye and ouer ten, and officers amonge youre trybes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then toke I ye heades of youre trybes, wyse and famous me, and set them ouer you to be heades, ouer thousandes, ouer hundreds, ouer fiftye and ouer ten: and officers amonge youre trybes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So I tooke the chiefe of your tribes wise and knowen men, & made them rulers ouer you, captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, and captaines ouer fiftie, and captaines ouer tenne, and officers among your tribes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so out of your tribes I toke the chiefe men of wysdome, and that were expert, and made them rulers ouer you, captaynes ouer thousandes, & captaines ouer hundredes, captaines ouer fiftie, and captaines ouer ten, and officers among your tribes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 18:25-26 : 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
• Num 31:14 : 14 And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.
• Deut 16:18 : 18 Judges and officers you shall make for yourself in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
• 1 Sam 8:12 : 12 And he will appoint captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and equipment for his chariots.
• 1 Sam 17:18 : 18 Carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand and see how your brothers fare and take their pledge.
• 1 Sam 22:7 : 7 Then Saul said to his servants that stood about him, Hear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds;
• Eph 4:11 : 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;