5 Mose 1:13

Lutherbibel

Schafft her weise, verständige und erfahrene Leute unter euren Stämmen, die will ich über euch zu Häuptern setzen.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Schaffet euch weise, verständige und erfahrene Männer von euren Stämmen her, so will ich sie an eure Spitze stellen!

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Nehmet euch weise und verst�ndige und bekannte M�nner, nach euren St�mmen, da� ich sie zu H�uptern �ber euch setze.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Take: Heb. Give, Exodus 18:21, Numbers 11:16, Numbers 11:17, Acts 1:21-23, Acts 6:2-6

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:33 - look out Numbers 30:1 - General Micah 3:1 - Is it Acts 6:3 - look

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes,.... Not only whose persons were well known, but their characters and qualifications, for their probity and integrity, for their wisdom and prudence in the management of affairs, for their skill and knowledge in things divine and human, civil and religious, and for their capacity in judging and determining matters in difference; see

Exodus 18:21

and I will make them rulers over you; the people were allowed to choose their own officers, whom they were to bring to Moses, and present before him, to be invested with their office. A like method was taken in the choice and constitution of deacons in the Christian church, when the secular affairs of it lay too heavy upon the apostles, Acts 6:3.

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!

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 1:13. Take you wise men — חכמים chachamim, such as had gained knowledge by great labour and study. Understanding נבנים nebonim, persons of discernment, judicious men. Known, ידעים yeduim, persons practised in the operations of nature, capable of performing curious and important works.