הָב֣וּ לָ֠כֶם אֲנָשִׁ֨ים חֲכָמִ֧ים וּנְבֹנִ֛ים וִידֻעִ֖ים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖ם בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃
Get you, from each one of your tribes, wise men, and understanding, and full of knowledge, and I will make them heads over you.’
Read Jewish philosophical commentary on Deuteronomy 1:13: and classical philosophical sources.