Hebrew Interlinear

Deuteronomy 1:15 Interlinear

So I took the chief among your tribes wise and known and made the chief and captains over thousands and captains over hundreds and captains over fifties and captains over tens and officers among your tribes

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וָֽאֶקַּ֞חH3947So I tookto take (in the widest variety of applications)
2אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3רָאשִׁ֖יםH7218the chiefthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
4לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃H7626among your tribesa scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
5אֲנָשִׁ֤יםH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
6חֲכָמִים֙H2450wisewise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
7וִֽידֻעִ֔יםH3045and knownto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
8וָֽאֶתֵּ֥ןH5414and madeto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
9אוֹתָ֛םH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10רָאשִׁ֖יםH7218the chiefthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
11עֲלֵיכֶ֑םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
12וְשָׂרֵ֣יH8269and captainsa head person (of any rank or class)
13אֲלָפִ֜יםH505over thousandshence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
14וְשָׂרֵ֣יH8269and captainsa head person (of any rank or class)
15מֵא֗וֹתH3967over hundredsa hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
16וְשָׂרֵ֣יH8269and captainsa head person (of any rank or class)
17חֲמִשִּׁים֙H2572over fiftiesfifty
18וְשָׂרֵ֣יH8269and captainsa head person (of any rank or class)
19עֲשָׂרֹ֔תH6235over tensten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
20וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֖יםH7860and officersproperly, a scribe, i.e., (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
21לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃H7626among your tribesa scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan

Verse Context

Deuteronomy 1:14And ye answered me and said is good The thing ...
Deuteronomy 1:15 (current)So I took the chief among your tribes wise and known and made the chief and captains over thousands and captains over hundreds and captains over fifties and captains over tens and officers among your tribes
Deuteronomy 1:16And I charged and judge at that time saying...

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