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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Deuteronomy 1:14
And ye answered me, - and said, Good, is the word which thou hast spoken to be done.
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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 King James Version
And you answered me and said, "The thing which you have told us to do is good.'
And you answered me and said, "The thing which you have told us to do is good.'
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."
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 So spake unto you, at that time saying, I am unable, by myself, to carry you. 10 Yahweh your God hath multiplied you, and here ye are to-day, like the stars of the heavens for multitude. 11 Yahweh, the God of your fathers, be adding unto you the like of you, a thousand times, - and bless you, as he hath spoken unto you! 12 How should I carry by myself the fatigue of you and the burden of you and your controversies? 13 Set forth for you - men wise and discerning, and known to your tribes, - that I may appoint them to be heads over you. 14 And ye answered me, - and said, Good, is the word which thou hast spoken to be done. 15 So I took heads for your tribes wise men and known, and placed them as heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers for your tribes. 16 And I charged your judges, at that time, saying, - Ye are to hear between your brethren and shall judge righteously, between each magi and his brother and his sojourner. 17 Ye shall not take note of faces in judgment - so the small as the great, shall ye hear, ye shall not shrink from the face of any man, for judgment, unto God, belongeth, - but the thing which is too hard for you, shall ye bring near unto me, and I will hear it. 18 So I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:2
Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, - but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters,
Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, - but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters,
Genesis 1:3
And God said - Light, be, And light was.
And God said - Light, be, And light was.
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
And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a means of dividing, between waters and waters,
And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a means of dividing, between waters and waters,
Genesis 1:7
And God made the expanse, and it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.
And God made the expanse, and it divided between the waters that were under the expanse and the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse, heavens. So it was evening - and it was morning, a, second day.
And God called the expanse, heavens. So it was evening - and it was morning, a, second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God said - Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry - ground appear. And it was so.
And God said - Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together, into one place, and let the dry - ground appear. And it was so.
Genesis 1:12
And the land brought-forth vegetation - herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, whose seed is within it, after its kind, And God saw that it was good.
And the land brought-forth vegetation - herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, whose seed is within it, after its kind, And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
And God said - Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night, - and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
And God said - Let there be luminaries in the expanse of the heavens, to divide between the day and the night, - and let them be for signs, and for 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 “captains” (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 years’ delay rested only with themselves!
