Deuteronomy 1:9-18
Legacy Standard Bible
9 “And I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘(A)I am not able to bear the burden of you alone. 10 Yahweh your God has (B)multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number. 11 May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are and bless you, (C)just as He has [a]promised you! 12 How can I alone bear the load and burden of you and your strife? 13 [b](D)Choose wise and understanding and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’ 14 Then you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ 15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and gave them as heads over you, leaders of thousands and [c]of hundreds, [d]of fifties and [e]of tens, and officers for your tribes.
16 “Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and (E)judge righteously between a man and his brother or the sojourner who is with him. 17 (F)You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall (G)not fear [f]man, for the judgment is God’s. (H)The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’ 18 (I)And I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do.
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- Deuteronomy 1:11 Lit spoken to
- Deuteronomy 1:13 Lit Give for yourselves
- Deuteronomy 1:15 Lit leaders of
- Deuteronomy 1:15 Lit leaders of
- Deuteronomy 1:15 Lit leaders of
- Deuteronomy 1:17 Lit because of man
Deuteronomy 1:9-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Leaders for the Tribes
9 “I said to you at that time: I can’t bear the responsibility for you on my own. 10 The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.(A) 11 May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as He promised you. 12 But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes by myself? 13 Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.
14 “You replied to me, ‘What you propose to do is good.’
15 “So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: officials for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes. 16 I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident. 17 Do not show partiality when deciding a case;(B) listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God.(C) Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it. 18 At that time I commanded you about all the things you were to do.(D)
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