Deuteronomy Chapter 1 verse 23 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 1:23

And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
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BBE Deuteronomy 1:23

And what you said seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from among you, one from every tribe;
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DARBY Deuteronomy 1:23

And the matter was good in mine eyes; and I took twelve men of you, one man for a tribe.
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KJV Deuteronomy 1:23

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
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WBT Deuteronomy 1:23

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
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WEB Deuteronomy 1:23

The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
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YLT Deuteronomy 1:23

and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe planהַדָּבָ֑ר (had·dā·ḇār)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeseemedבְּעֵינַ֖י (bə·‘ê·nay)Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountaingood to me,וַיִּיטַ֥ב (way·yî·ṭaḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasingso I selectedוָאֶקַּ֤ח (wā·’eq·qaḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 3947: To taketwelveשְׁנֵ֣ים (šə·nêm)Number - mdStrong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)menאִ֥ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personfrom among you,מִכֶּם֙ (mik·kem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofoneאֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ)Number - masculine singularStrong's 259: United, one, firstfrom each tribe.לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃ (laš·šā·ḇeṭ)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribeJump to PreviousEyes Idea Matter Pleased Seemed Selected Tribe Twelve