Deuteronomy 1:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 1:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָאֶקַּ֞ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רָאשֵׁ֣י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
אֲנָשִׁ֤ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
חֲכָמִים֙
châkâm
H2450
wise
וִֽידֻעִ֔ים
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
וָאֶתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹתָ֛ם
ʼêth
H853
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רָאשִׁ֖ים
rôʼsh
H7218
head
עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
שָׂרֵ֨י
sar
H8269
prince
אֲלָפִ֜ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וְשָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
מֵא֗וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
וְשָׂרֵ֤י
sar
H8269
prince
חֲמִשִּׁים֙
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
וְשָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת
ʻeser
H6235
ten
וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים
shôṭêr
H7860
officer
לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I took the heads of your tribes, wise and well-known men, and gave them heads over you, leaders of thousands and leaders of hundreds and leaders of fifties and leaders of tens and officials for your tribes.
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