Though you were a mighty man, owning land— an honored man living on it.
Isaiah 3:3 - Tree of Life Version captain of 50 and man of rank, counselor, crafty magician and cunning charmer. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Though you were a mighty man, owning land— an honored man living on it.
But you should seek out capable men out of all the people—men who fear God, men of truth, who hate bribery. Appoint them to be rulers over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
But Moses said to Adonai, “Adonai, I am not a man of words—not yesterday, nor the day before, nor since You have spoken to Your servant—because I have a slow mouth and a heavy tongue.”
mighty man and man of war, judge, and prophet, fortune-teller and elder,
I will set children as their rulers. Capricious ones will govern them.
“Therefore My people are in captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished and their multitudes parched with thirst.
The leaders of this people lead them astray. Those they mislead are swallowed up.
So I took the heads of your tribes, men who were wise and well known, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officials for your tribes.
Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “As you are, so they were,” they answered. “Each one looked like the children of a king.”
He will appoint them as commanders of thousands and captains of fifties, also some to plow his fields, reap his harvest, make his weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.