Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You answered me, “What you propose to do is good.” New Living Translation “Then you responded, ‘Your plan is a good one.’ English Standard Version And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.’ Berean Standard Bible And you answered me and said, “What you propose to do is good.” King James Bible And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast 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.’ New American Standard Bible And you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ NASB 1995 “You answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ NASB 1977 “And you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ Legacy Standard Bible Then you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ Amplified Bible And you answered me, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ Christian Standard Bible “You replied to me, ‘What you propose to do is good.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible You replied to me, ‘What you propose to do is good.’” American Standard Version And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. Contemporary English Version You answered, "That's a good idea!" English Revised Version And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. GOD'S WORD® Translation You agreed that this was a good idea. Good News Translation And you agreed that this was a good thing to do. International Standard Version You answered by saying that this plan is a good thing. Majority Standard Bible And you answered me and said, “What you propose to do is good.” NET Bible You replied to me that what I had said to you was good. New Heart English Bible You answered me, and said, "The thing which you have spoken is good to do." Webster's Bible Translation 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 to do.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you answer me and say, The thing which you have spoken [is] good to do. Young's Literal Translation and ye answer me and say, Good is the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do. Smith's Literal Translation And ye will answer me and say, Good the word which thou spakest to do. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do. Catholic Public Domain Version Then you responded to me: ‘What you intend to do is a good thing.’ New American Bible You answered me, “What you have proposed is good.” New Revised Standard Version You answered me, “The plan you have proposed is a good one.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you answered and said to me, The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you answered and you said to me: ‘The word that you said to do is good.’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye answered me, and said: 'The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye answered me and said, The thing which thou hast told us is good to do. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Moses Appoints Leaders…13Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.” 14And you answered me and said, “What you propose to do is good.” 15So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.… Cross References Exodus 18:19-24 Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him. / Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do. / Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. ... Numbers 11:16-17 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you. / And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself. Acts 6:3-5 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them / and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” / This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 1 Samuel 8:5-6 “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.” / But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. 1 Kings 3:9-12 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?” / Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request. / So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice— ... Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance. Proverbs 15:22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Proverbs 24:6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors. 1 Corinthians 12:28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues. Ephesians 4:11-12 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, / to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ, 1 Timothy 3:1-7 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. / An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, / not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money. ... Titus 1:5-9 The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. / An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination. / As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money. ... 2 Chronicles 19:5-7 He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. / Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment. / And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.” Nehemiah 7:2 Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. Nehemiah 13:13 I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites. Treasury of Scripture And you answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do. Jump to Previous ProposeJump to Next ProposeDeuteronomy 1 1. Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year6. briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb 14. of giving them officers 19. of sending the spies to search the land 34. of his anger for their incredulity 41. and disobedience You answered me This phrase reflects the response of the Israelites to Moses' proposal. In the Hebrew text, the word for "answered" is "וַתַּעֲנוּ" (vata'anu), which comes from the root "ענה" (anah), meaning to respond or reply. This indicates a dialogue and a participatory decision-making process. Historically, this reflects the communal nature of Israelite society, where leaders often sought the input of the people. It underscores the importance of communication and agreement in leadership and governance. and said What you propose is good for us to do Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And you answeredוַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּ (wat·ta·‘ă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6030: To answer, respond me אֹתִ֑י (’ō·ṯî) Direct object marker | first person common singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and said, וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (wat·tō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “What אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you propose דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ (dib·bar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to do לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make is good.” טֽוֹב־ (ṭō·wḇ-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Links Deuteronomy 1:14 NIVDeuteronomy 1:14 NLT Deuteronomy 1:14 ESV Deuteronomy 1:14 NASB Deuteronomy 1:14 KJV Deuteronomy 1:14 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 1:14 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 1:14 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 1:14 French Bible Deuteronomy 1:14 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:14 You answered me and said The thing (Deut. 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