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Exodus 18:25

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, and rulers of tens.

KJV

Et electis viris strenuis de cuncto Israël, constituit eos principes populi, tribunos, et centuriones, et quinquagenarios, et decanos.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐπέλεξεν Μωσῆς ἄνδρας δυνατοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς ἐπ’ αὐτῶν χιλιάρχους καὶ ἑκατοντάρχους καὶ πεντηκοντάρχους καὶ δεκαδάρχους,

LXX

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, and rulers of tens.

ASV

וַ/יִּבְחַ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֤ה אַנְשֵׁי חַ֨יִל֙ מִ/כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛/ם רָאשִׁ֖ים עַל הָ/עָ֑ם שָׂרֵ֤י אֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מֵא֔וֹת שָׂרֵ֥י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְ/שָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּחַ֣ר
bchr
verb · 168×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chmshym
adjective · 163×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מֵא֖וֹת
m'vt
adjective · 581×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
עֶ֣שֶׂר
'shr
adjective · 174×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 19:7 — Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
  • Deut 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 offic
  • Deut 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 offic
  • Deut 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 the people with just judgment.
  • Exod 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of
  • Exod 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of
  • Gen 47:6 — The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make the
  • Num 1:4 — And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
  • Num 1:16 — These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
  • Num 13:2 — Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.