Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:13
13Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose | הָב֣וּ | hā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3051 give |
| for yourselves | לָ֠כֶם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| wise | חֲכָמִ֧ים | ḥă·ḵā·mîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2450 wise |
| understanding | וּנְבֹנִ֛ים | ū·nə·ḇō·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H995 discern |
| and respected | וִידֻעִ֖ים | wî·ḏu·‘îm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H3045 know |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֨ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| from each of your tribes | לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם | lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| and I will appoint them | וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖ם | wa·’ă·śî·mêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| as your leaders | בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ | bə·rā·šê·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H7218 head |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 18:21 · Numbers 11:16–17 · Acts 1:21–23 · Acts 6:2–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.