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Deuteronomy 1:23

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

KJV

Cumque mihi sermo placuisset, misi ex vobis duodecim viros, singulos de tribubus suis.

Vulgate

καὶ ἤρεσεν ἐναντίον μου τὸ ῥῆμα, καὶ ἔλαβον ἐξ ὑμῶν ιβ’ ἄνδρας, ἄνδρα ἕνα κατά φυλήν.

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יִּיטַ֥ב בְּ/עֵינַ֖/י הַ/דָּבָ֑ר וָ/אֶקַּ֤ח מִ/כֶּם֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ אֶחָ֖ד לַ/שָּֽׁבֶט

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יִיטַ֥ב
yytb
verb · 111×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
עָשָׂ֖ר
'shr
adjective · 335×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שֵׁ֣בֶט
shbt
noun · 189×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Num 13:3 — And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.