Exodus 18:25 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So Moses chose able men from all Israel and made them leaders over the people as commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.

English EASY 2024

Moses chose wise men from all the Israelites. He made them officers to lead 1,000 people, or 100 people, or 50 people, or 10 people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Moses chose good men from among the Israelites. He made them leaders over the people. There were rulers over 1000 people, 100 people, 50 people, and ten people.

Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

and chose capable men from among all the Israelites. He appointed them as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Moses chose capable men from all the Israelites and put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So Moses chose able men from all Israel and made them leaders over the people [as] officials of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

And Moses chose excellent men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Moses chose capable 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.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He picked out able men from all Israel and put them in charge of the people as officers over groups of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He chose men of ability from the whole community of Israel. He made them leaders of the people. They became officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

English NIV

He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

He chose capable men from all over Israel and made them judges over the people. They were put in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Moses chose able men from all Israel and appointed them as heads over the people, as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He chose able men from all over Israel and made them judges over the people—thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

English Tyndale 1537

and chose active men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, captains over thousands, over hundreds, over fifty and over ten.