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New King James Version
Deuteronomy 1:14
And you answered me and said, "The thing which you have told us to do is good.'
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Hebrew Names Version
You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
King James Version
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
Lexham English Bible
"And you answered me, and you said, ‘The thing you have said to do is good.'
"And you answered me, and you said, ‘The thing you have said to do is good.'
English Standard Version
And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
New Century Version
And you said, "That's a good thing to do."
And you said, "That's a good thing to do."
New English Translation
You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.
You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.
Amplified Bible
"And you answered me, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
"And you answered me, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
New American Standard Bible
"And you answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
"And you answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then ye answered me and said, The thing is good that thou hast commanded vs to doe.
Then ye answered me and said, The thing is good that thou hast commanded vs to doe.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.'
Then you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.'
Contemporary English Version
You answered, "That's a good idea!"
You answered, "That's a good idea!"
Complete Jewish Bible
"You answered me, ‘What you have said would be a good thing for us to do.'
"You answered me, ‘What you have said would be a good thing for us to do.'
Darby Translation
And ye answered me, and said, The thing that thou hast spoken is good [for us] to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing that thou hast spoken is good [for us] to do.
Easy-to-Read Version
"And you said, ‘That is a good thing to do.'
"And you said, ‘That is a good thing to do.'
George Lamsa Translation
And you answered and said to me, The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.
And you answered and said to me, The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.
Good News Translation
And you agreed that this was a good thing to do.
And you agreed that this was a good thing to do.
Christian Standard Bible®
“You replied to me, ‘What you propose to do is good.’
“You replied to me, ‘What you propose to do is good.’
Literal Translation
And you answered me and said, The thing which you have spoken is good to do.
And you answered me and said, The thing which you have spoken is good to do.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then answered ye me, and sayde: It is a good thinge, that thou sayest thou wilt do.
Then answered ye me, and sayde: It is a good thinge, that thou sayest thou wilt do.
American Standard Version
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
Bible in Basic English
And you made answer and said to me, It is good for us to do as you say.
And you made answer and said to me, It is good for us to do as you say.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ye aunswered me, & sayde: That which yu hast spoken, is good for vs to do.
And ye aunswered me, & sayde: That which yu hast spoken, is good for vs to do.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And ye answered me, and said: 'The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.'
And ye answered me, and said: 'The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.'
King James Version (1611)
And ye answered me, and saide, The thing which thou hast spoken, is good for vs to doe.
And ye answered me, and saide, The thing which thou hast spoken, is good for vs to doe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye answered me and said, The thing which thou hast told us is good to do.
And ye answered me and said, The thing which thou hast told us is good to do.
English Revised Version
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
Berean Standard Bible
And you answered me and said, "What you propose to do is good."
And you answered me and said, "What you propose to do is good."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne ye answeriden to me, The thing is good which thou wolt do.
Thanne ye answeriden to me, The thing is good which thou wolt do.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye answer me and say, Good [is] the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do.
and ye answer me and say, Good [is] the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do.
Update Bible Version
And you answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
And you answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
Webster's Bible Translation
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken [is] good [for us] to do.
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken [is] good [for us] to do.
World English Bible
You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
New Living Translation
"Then you responded, ‘Your plan is a good one.'
"Then you responded, ‘Your plan is a good one.'
New Life Bible
You answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.'
You answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.'
New Revised Standard
You answered me, "The plan you have proposed is a good one."
You answered me, "The plan you have proposed is a good one."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And ye answered me, - and said, Good, is the word which thou hast spoken to be done.
And ye answered me, - and said, Good, is the word which thou hast spoken to be done.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do.
Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do.
Revised Standard Version
And you answered me, 'The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
And you answered me, 'The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'
THE MESSAGE
You answered me, "Good! A good solution."
You answered me, "Good! A good solution."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
"You answered me and said, 'The thing which you have said to do is good.'
Contextual Overview
9 Exodus 18:13-27">[xr] "And I spoke to you at that time, saying: "I alone am not able to bear you. 10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude. 11 May the LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you! 12 How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? 13 Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.' 14 And you answered me and said, "The thing which you have told us to do is good.' 15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes. 16 "Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, "Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him. 17 You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man's presence, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.' 18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
Genesis 2:4-9; Job 38:4-11; John 1:1-5">[xr] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 2:4-9; Job 38:4-11; John 1:1-5">[xr] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:2
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was [fn] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was [fn] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:3
Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:6
Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
Genesis 1:7
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And ye answered me and said,.... As the speech of Moses to the people is not expressed before, so neither this answer of theirs to him:
the thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do; to look out for and present persons to him as before described; this they saw was for their own good and profit, as well as for the ease of Moses, and therefore readily agreed to it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This appointment of the âcaptainsâ (compare Exodus 18:21 ff) must not be confounded with that of the elders in Numbers 11:16 ff. The former would number 78,600; the latter were 70 only.
A comparison between this passage and that in Exodus makes it obvious that Moses is only touching on certain parts of the whole history, without regard to order of time, but with a special purpose. This important arrangement for the good government of the people took place before they left Horeb to march direct to the promised land. This fact sets more clearly before us the perverseness and ingratitude of the people, to which the orator next passes; and shows, what he was anxious to impress, that the fault of the 40 yearsâ delay rested only with themselves!
