Isaiah 3:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skilful magician and the expert in charms.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the expert craftsman and the skillful enchanter.

American Standard Version (1901)

the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter.

Common English Bible

commander and celebrity; counselor, clever craftsman, and cunning charmer.

Catholic Public Domain Version

the leader over fifty and the honorable in appearance; and the counselor, and the wise among builders, and the skillful in mystical speech.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skilful in eloquent speech.

Isaiah 3:3 Cross References

Job 22:8

The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man dwelt in it.

Exodus 18:21

Moreover choose able men from all the people, such as fear God, men who are trustworthy and who hate a bribe; and place such men over the people as rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Exodus 4:10

But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either heretofore or since thou hast spoken to thy servant; but I am slow of speech and of tongue.”

Isaiah 3:2

the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,

Isaiah 3:4

And I will make boys their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

Isaiah 5:13

Therefore my people go into exile for want of knowledge; their honored men are dying of hunger, and their multitude is parched with thirst.

Isaiah 9:15

the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;

Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes.

Judges 8:18

Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you slew at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they, every one of them; they resembled the sons of a king.”

1 Samuel 8:12

and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.