“Take wise men of understanding who are respected among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Deuteronomy 1 contains 46 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.