Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 1:15

¹⁵So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you — as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I took	וָאֶקַּ֞ח	wā·’eq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
the leaders	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of your tribes	שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם	šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
wise	חֲכָמִים֙	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
and respected	וִֽידֻעִ֔ים	wî·ḏu·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H3045 know
men	אֲנָשִׁ֤ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
and appointed	וָאֶתֵּ֥ן	wā·’et·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	אֹתָ֛ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
as leaders	רָאשִׁ֖ים	rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7218 head
over you	עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
as commanders	שָׂרֵ֨י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of thousands	אֲלָפִ֜ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
of hundreds	מֵא֗וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
of fifties	חֲמִשִּׁים֙	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
and of tens	עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת	‘ă·śā·rōṯ	Number - masculine plural	H6235 ten
and as officers	וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים	wə·šō·ṭə·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H7860 official, officer
for your tribes	לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃	lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre

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Exodus 18:25–26 · Deuteronomy 16:18 · Ephesians 4:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.