“Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel, and told them, “Go and select ¹  for yourselves a lamb or young goat ²  for your families, and kill the Passover animals. ³ 

you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

pick the best and most capable ¹  of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend ²  your master’s dynasty.”

But carefully select from among you, brothers, ¹  seven ²  men who are well-attested, ³  full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge ⁴  of this necessary task. ⁵ 

“So now Pharaoh should look ¹  for a wise and discerning man ²  and give him authority ³  over all the land of Egypt.

So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out ¹  by name men who were leaders in their family groups. ²  They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,

To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; ¹  he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make ²  an idol that will not fall over.

Jacob ¹  stayed there that night. Then he sent ²  as a gift ³  to his brother Esau

Select wise and practical ¹  men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

I thought this was a good idea, ¹  so I sent ²  twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.

So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

When ¹  morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: ² 

But you choose ¹  from the people capable men, ²  God-fearing, ³  men of truth, ⁴  those who hate bribes, ⁵  and put them over the people ⁶  as rulers ⁷  of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. ¹  The following men were assigned this responsibility: ² 

Then Moses selected three cities in the Transjordan, toward the east.

God says, ¹  “At the appointed times, ²  I judge ³  fairly.

“Come, eat ¹  some of my food, and drink some of the wine I have mixed. ² 

She obtains ¹  wool and flax, and she is pleased to work with her hands. ²