Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
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Interpretation
Moses reminds the people of the happy constitution of their government, which might make them all safe and easy, if it was not their own fault. He owns the fulfilment of God's promise to Abraham, and prays for the further accomplishment of it.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 1:13-16.