Deuteronomy 1:13

1:13 Select wise and practical ¹  men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

Deuteronomy 1:23

1:23 I thought this was a good idea, ²  so I sent ³  twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

Deuteronomy 33:5

33:5 The Lord ⁴  was king over Jeshurun, ⁵ 

when the leaders of the people assembled,

the tribes of Israel together. ⁶ 

[1:13]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb נְבֹנִים (nÿvonim, from בִּין [bin]) is a Niphal referring to skill or intelligence (see T. Fretheim, NIDOTTE 1:652-53).

[1:23]  ² tn Heb “the thing was good in my eyes.”

[1:23]  ³ tn Or “selected” (so NIV, NRSV, TEV); Heb “took.”

[33:5]  ³ tn Heb “he was king.” The present translation avoids the sudden shift in person and the mistaken impression that Moses is the referent by specifying the referent as “the Lord.”

[33:5]  ⁴ sn Jeshurun is a term of affection referring to Israel, derived from the Hebrew verb יָשַׁר (yashar, “be upright”). See note on the term in Deut 32:15.

[33:5]  ⁵ sn The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list.