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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Good News Translation
Deuteronomy 1:14
And you agreed that this was a good thing to do.
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Hebrew Names Version
You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
King James Version
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
Lexham English Bible
"And you answered me, and you said, ‘The thing you have said to do is good.'
"And you answered me, and you said, ‘The thing you have said to do is good.'
English Standard Version
And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
New Century Version
And you said, "That's a good thing to do."
And you said, "That's a good thing to do."
New English Translation
You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.
You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.
Amplified Bible
"And you answered me, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
"And you answered me, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
New American Standard Bible
"And you answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
"And you answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then ye answered me and said, The thing is good that thou hast commanded vs to doe.
Then ye answered me and said, The thing is good that thou hast commanded vs to doe.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.'
Then you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.'
Contemporary English Version
You answered, "That's a good idea!"
You answered, "That's a good idea!"
Complete Jewish Bible
"You answered me, ‘What you have said would be a good thing for us to do.'
"You answered me, ‘What you have said would be a good thing for us to do.'
Darby Translation
And ye answered me, and said, The thing that thou hast spoken is good [for us] to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing that thou hast spoken is good [for us] to do.
Easy-to-Read Version
"And you said, ‘That is a good thing to do.'
"And you said, ‘That is a good thing to do.'
George Lamsa Translation
And you answered and said to me, The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.
And you answered and said to me, The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.
Christian Standard Bible®
“You replied to me, ‘What you propose to do is good.’
“You replied to me, ‘What you propose to do is good.’
Literal Translation
And you answered me and said, The thing which you have spoken is good to do.
And you answered me and said, The thing which you have spoken is good to do.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then answered ye me, and sayde: It is a good thinge, that thou sayest thou wilt do.
Then answered ye me, and sayde: It is a good thinge, that thou sayest thou wilt do.
American Standard Version
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
Bible in Basic English
And you made answer and said to me, It is good for us to do as you say.
And you made answer and said to me, It is good for us to do as you say.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ye aunswered me, & sayde: That which yu hast spoken, is good for vs to do.
And ye aunswered me, & sayde: That which yu hast spoken, is good for vs to do.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And ye answered me, and said: 'The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.'
And ye answered me, and said: 'The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.'
King James Version (1611)
And ye answered me, and saide, The thing which thou hast spoken, is good for vs to doe.
And ye answered me, and saide, The thing which thou hast spoken, is good for vs to doe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye answered me and said, The thing which thou hast told us is good to do.
And ye answered me and said, The thing which thou hast told us is good to do.
English Revised Version
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
Berean Standard Bible
And you answered me and said, "What you propose to do is good."
And you answered me and said, "What you propose to do is good."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne ye answeriden to me, The thing is good which thou wolt do.
Thanne ye answeriden to me, The thing is good which thou wolt do.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye answer me and say, Good [is] the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do.
and ye answer me and say, Good [is] the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do.
Update Bible Version
And you answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
And you answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
Webster's Bible Translation
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken [is] good [for us] to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken [is] good [for us] to do.
World English Bible
You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
New King James Version
And you answered me and said, "The thing which you have told us to do is good.'
And you answered me and said, "The thing which you have told us to do is good.'
New Living Translation
"Then you responded, ‘Your plan is a good one.'
"Then you responded, ‘Your plan is a good one.'
New Life Bible
You answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.'
You answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.'
New Revised Standard
You answered me, "The plan you have proposed is a good one."
You answered me, "The plan you have proposed is a good one."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And ye answered me, - and said, Good, is the word which thou hast spoken to be done.
And ye answered me, - and said, Good, is the word which thou hast spoken to be done.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do.
Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do.
Revised Standard Version
And you answered me, 'The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
And you answered me, 'The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
THE MESSAGE
You answered me, "Good! A good solution."
You answered me, "Good! A good solution."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
"You answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
Contextual Overview
9 Moses said to the people, "While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, ‘The responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it alone. 10 The Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky. 11 May the Lord , the God of your ancestors, make you increase a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised! 12 But how can I alone bear the heavy responsibility for settling your disputes? 13 Choose some wise, understanding, and experienced men from each tribe, and I will put them in charge of you.' 14 And you agreed that this was a good thing to do. 15 So I took the wise and experienced leaders you chose from your tribes, and I placed them in charge of you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten. I also appointed other officials throughout the tribes. 16 "At that time I instructed them, ‘Listen to the disputes that come up among your people. Judge every dispute fairly, whether it concerns only your own people or involves foreigners who live among you. 17 Show no partiality in your decisions; judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who they are. Do not be afraid of anyone, for the decisions you make come from God. If any case is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will decide it.' 18 At the same time I gave you instructions for everything else you were to do.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, when God created the universe,
In the beginning, when God created the universe,
Genesis 1:2
the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water.
the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water.
Genesis 1:3
Then God commanded, "Let there be light"—and light appeared.
Then God commanded, "Let there be light"—and light appeared.
Genesis 1:4
God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from the darkness,
God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from the darkness,
Genesis 1:6
Then God commanded, "Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places"—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it.
Then God commanded, "Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places"—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it.
Genesis 1:8
He named the dome "Sky." Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
He named the dome "Sky." Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
Genesis 1:9
Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear"—and it was done.
Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear"—and it was done.
Genesis 1:12
So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw.
So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw.
Genesis 1:14
Then God commanded, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin;
Then God commanded, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin;
Genesis 1:16
So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars.
So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And ye answered me and said,.... As the speech of Moses to the people is not expressed before, so neither this answer of theirs to him:
the thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do; to look out for and present persons to him as before described; this they saw was for their own good and profit, as well as for the ease of Moses, and therefore readily agreed to it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This appointment of the “captains” (compare Exodus 18:21 ff) must not be confounded with that of the elders in Numbers 11:16 ff. The former would number 78,600; the latter were 70 only.
A comparison between this passage and that in Exodus makes it obvious that Moses is only touching on certain parts of the whole history, without regard to order of time, but with a special purpose. This important arrangement for the good government of the people took place before they left Horeb to march direct to the promised land. This fact sets more clearly before us the perverseness and ingratitude of the people, to which the orator next passes; and shows, what he was anxious to impress, that the fault of the 40 years’ delay rested only with themselves!
