Deuteronomy 1:15 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁵ “And I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, and leaders of hundreds, and leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ So I took the heads of your tribes, wise, experienced, and respected men, and made them heads over you, commanders of thousands, and hundreds, and fifties, and tens, and officers according to your tribes.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ So I took leading individuals from your tribes, people who were wise and well-regarded, and I set them up as your leaders. There were commanders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, as well as officials for each of your tribes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And so, I took from your tribes men, wise and noble, and I appointed them as rulers, as tribunes and centurions, and as leaders over fifty and over ten, who would teach you each thing.

Deuteronomy 1:15 Cross References

Exodus 18:21

“But you yourself, seek out from all the people able men, who fear Elohim, men of truth, hating unfair gain. And place these over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Exodus 24:1

And to Mosheh He said, “Come up to יהוה, you and Aharon, Naḏ

Numbers 1:4

“And a man from every tribe should be with you, each one the head of his father’s house.

Numbers 31:14

But Mosheh was wroth with the officers of the army, with the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, who had come from the campaign.

Ephesians 4:11

And He Himself gave some as emissaries, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as shepherds and teachers

Deuteronomy 1:14

“And you answered me and said, ‘The word which you have spoken to us to do is good.’

Deuteronomy 1:16

“And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘When hearing between your brothers, judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him.

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Appoint judges and officers within all your gates, which יהוה  your Elohim is giving you, according to your tribes. And they shall judge the people with righteous right-ruling.

1 Samuel 17:18

“And take these ten cheeses to the commander of the thousand, and see how your brothers are, and bring back news of them.”

1 Samuel 22:7

And Sha’ul said to his servants who were standing around him, “Hear now, you Binyamites! Does the son of Yishai give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?

1 Samuel 8:12

and appoint commanders over his thousands and commanders over his fifties, or to plough his ground and reap his harvest, or to make his weapons, and equipment for his chariots.