Deuteronomy 1:13 Go deeper

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Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. (KJV)

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הָב֣וּha.Vuprovide

Lemma: יָהַב (ya.hav) · Strong's: H3051

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to give

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:13 word 1

אֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.Shimmen

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:13 word 2

חֲכָמִ֧יםcha.kha.Mimwise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:13 word 3

וּנְבֹנִ֛יםu.ne.vo.Nimand understanding

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 32:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:13 word 4

וִידֻעִ֖יםvi.du.'Imand known

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:13 word 5

לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.Khemto tribes your

Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tribe

Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:13 word 6

וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖םva.'a.si.Memso I may appoint them

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to set: appoint

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:11, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 21:13, Numbers 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:14, Deuteronomy 17:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760L; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:13 word 7

בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם\׃be.ra.shei.Khem<in> chiefs your

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:13 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Choose	→	יָהַב H3051 to give
for yourselves	→
wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
understanding	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
and respected	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
from each of your tribes	→	שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe
and I will appoint them	→	שׂוּם H7760L to set: appoint
as your leaders	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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