Deuteronomy 1:15

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
took	וָאֶקַּ֞ח va.'e.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
chief	רָאשֵׁ֣י ra.Shei	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine plural construct
tribes	שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם shiv.tei.Khem	H7626	a scion · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
wise	חֲכָמִים֙ cha.kha.Mim	H2450	wise · adjective, masculine plural absolute
men	אֲנָשִׁ֤ים 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
known	וִֽידֻעִ֔ים vi.du.'Im	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
made	וָאֶתֵּ֥ן va.'e.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
heads	רָאשִׁ֖ים ra.Shim	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
captains	שָׂרֵ֨י sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct
thousands	אֲלָפִ֜ים 'a.la.Fim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders plural absolute
captains	וְשָׂרֵ֣י ve.sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
hundreds	מֵא֗וֹת me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · noun, common feminine plural absolute
captains	וְשָׂרֵ֤י ve.sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
fifties	חֲמִשִּׁים֙ cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
captains	וְשָׂרֵ֣י ve.sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
tens	עֲשָׂרֹ֔ת 'a.sa.Rot	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · noun, common feminine plural absolute
officers	וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים ve.sho.te.Rim	H7860	properly · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
tribes	לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם le.shiv.tei.Khem	H7626	a scion · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Exodus 18:25-26 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties,…
Deuteronomy 16:18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge t…
Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Numbers 31:14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
1 Samuel 8:12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, an…
1 Samuel 17:18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
1 Samuel 22:7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and viney…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Moses here reminds them of the happy constitution of their government, which was such as might make them all safe and easy if it was not their own fault. When good laws were given them good men were entrusted with the execution of them, which, as it was an instance of God's goodness to them, so it was of the care of Moses concerning them; and, it should seem, he mentions it here to recommend himself to them as a man that sincerely sought their welfare, and so to make way for what he was about to say to them, wherein he aimed at nothing but their good. In this part of his narrative he insinuates to them, I. That he greatly rejoiced in the increase of their numbers. He owns the accomplishment…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:10

ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude--This was neither an Oriental hyperbole nor a mere empty boast. Abraham was told (Gen 15:5-6) to look to the stars, and though they "appear" innumerable, yet those seen by the naked eye amount, in reality, to no more than three thousand ten in both hemispheres. The Israelites already far exceeded that number, being at the last census above six hundred thousand [Num 26:51]. It was a seasonable memento, calculated to animate their faith in the accomplishment of other parts of the divine promise.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known,.... The principal persons among them, that were remarkable and well known for their wisdom and understanding, whom the people presented to him: and made them heads over you; rulers of them, as follows: captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens; see Exodus 18:21. and officers among your tribes; which Jarchi interprets of such that bind malefactors and scourge them, according to the decree of the judges, even the executioners of justice; and so the Jews commonly understand them to be, though some have thought they were judges also.

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Deuteronomy 1:9-18 9. And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: 9. Dixi vobis in tempore illo, dicendo, Non possum solus ferre vos. 10. The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 10. Jehova Deus vester multiplicavit vos, ita ut sitis hodie sicut stellae coeli in multitudine. 11. (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) 11. Jehova Deus patrum vestrorum addat super vos sicut estis, mille vicibus, et benedicat vobis quemadmodum loquutus est vobis. 12. How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your bu…

Dictionary and topics

Captain — (1.) Heb. sar (1 Sam. 22:2; 2 Sam. 23:19). Rendered “chief,” Gen. 40:2; 41:9; rendered also “prince,” Dan. 1:7; “ruler,” Judg. 9:30; “governor,’ 1 Kings 22:26. This same Hebrew word denotes a…
Exodus — The great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm” (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about…
Antediluvians · Enoch prophesies to — Enoch prophesies to
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Courts Of Justice · Inferior court: Judges of, appointed by the governor — Inferior court: Judges of, appointed by the governor
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Judges appointed — Judges appointed
Elder · constituency — constituency
Government · 11:16,17,24,25; — 11:16,17,24,25;
Heresy · Teachers of, among early Christians — Teachers of, among early Christians
Infidelity · 2:1;3:3-5; — 2:1;3:3-5;
Judge · CHARACTER OF, AND PRECEPTS RELATING TO — CHARACTER OF, AND PRECEPTS RELATING TO
Judgment · 6:2;9:27;10:27; — 6:2;9:27;10:27;
Officer

Deuteronomy 1:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:15

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 1:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:15

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 1:6-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 1:15

Rashi on Deuteronomy 1:15