Verse 13
Deuteronomy 1:13
New Living Translation
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Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָב֣וּ לָ֠/כֶם אֲנָשִׁ֨ים חֲכָמִ֧ים וּ/נְבֹנִ֛ים וִ/ידֻעִ֖ים לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֑ם וַ/אֲשִׂימֵ֖/ם בְּ/רָאשֵׁי/כֶֽם
English Translation
Bring for yourselves wise and discerning men, known to your tribes, and I will place them as heads over you.
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Chapter 1 Context
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These are the words that Moses spoke to all the people of Israel while they were in the wilderness e...
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Normally it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, going by way of Moun...
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But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses addre...
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This took place after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and at Edrei...
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While the Israelites were in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, Moses carefully explained th...
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6
“When we were at Mount Sinai, the LORD our God (Elohim) said to us, ‘You have stayed at this mountai...
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It is time to break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the neighbor...
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Look, I am giving all this land to you! Go in and occupy it, for it is the land the LORD swore to gi...
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Moses continued, “At that time I told you, ‘You are too great a burden for me to carry all by myself...
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The LORD your God (Elohim) has increased your population, making you as numerous as the stars!
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And may the LORD, the God (Elohim) of your ancestors, multiply you a thousand times more and bless y...
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But you are such a heavy load to carry! How can I deal with all your problems and bickering?
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Choose some well-respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and...
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“Then you responded, ‘Your plan is a good one.’
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So I took the wise and respected men you had selected from your tribes and appointed them to serve a...
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“At that time I instructed the judges, ‘You must hear the cases of your fellow Israelites and the fo...
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and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich....
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“At that time I gave you instructions about everything you were to do.
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“Then, just as the LORD our God (Elohim) commanded us, we left Mount Sinai and traveled through the...
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I said to you, ‘You have now reached the hill country of the Amorites that the LORD our God (Elohim)...
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Look! He has placed the land in front of you. Go and occupy it as the LORD, the God (Elohim) of your...
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“But you all came to me and said, ‘First, let’s send out scouts to explore the land for us. They wil...
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“This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.
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They headed for the hill country and came to the valley of Eshcol and explored it.
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They picked some of its fruit and brought it back to us. And they reported, ‘The land the LORD our G...
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“But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God (Elohim) and refused to go in.
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You complained in your tents and said, ‘The LORD must hate us. That’s why he has brought us here fro...
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Where can we go? Our brothers have demoralized us with their report. They tell us, “The people of th...
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“But I said to you, ‘Don’t be shocked or afraid of them!
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The LORD your God (Elohim) is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in E...
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And you saw how the LORD your God (Elohim) cared for you all along the way as you traveled through t...
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“But even after all he did, you refused to trust the LORD your God (Elohim),
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who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night...
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“When the LORD heard your complaining, he became very angry. So he solemnly swore,
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‘Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ance...
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except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the LORD completely. I...
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“And the LORD was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, ‘Moses, not even you will enter...
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Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for h...
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I will give the land to your little ones — your innocent children. You were afraid they would be cap...
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As for you, turn around now and go on back through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. ’
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“Then you confessed, ‘We have sinned against the LORD! We will go into the land and fight for it, as...
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“But the LORD told me to tell you, ‘Do not attack, for I am not with you. If you go ahead on your ow...
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“This is what I told you, but you would not listen. Instead, you again rebelled against the LORD’s c...
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But the Amorites who lived there came out against you like a swarm of bees. They chased and battered...
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Then you returned and wept before the LORD, but he refused to listen.
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So you stayed there at Kadesh for a long time.
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