NASB
"'Choose wise and discerning and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.'"
— Deuteronomy 1:13, NASB
“Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.”
“Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. ”
“Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you."”
“Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.””
“Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers.”
“Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.”
“Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.”
'The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number.
'May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are and bless you, just as He has promised you!
'How can I alone bear the load and burden of you and your strife?
'Choose wise and discerning and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.'
"You answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
"So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and appointed them heads over you, leaders of thousands and of hundreds, of fifties and of tens, and officers for your tribes.
"Then I charged your judges at that time, saying, 'Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen, and judge righteously between a man and his fellow countryman, or the alien who is with him.