^8:12He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties,¹⁰ as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.

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Footnotes

10 The numbers of v. 12 are confused in the Greek and versions. For “fifties” the has “hundreds.” The has “heads of thousands and heads of hundreds and heads of fifties and heads of tens,” perhaps reflecting influence from Deut 1:15.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He can appoint them for his use as commanders of thousands or commanders of fifties, to plow his ground and reap his harvest, or to make his weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.

NLTNew Living Translation

Some will be generals and captains in his army, some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and those to do his plowing and to reap his harvest, and those to make weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

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