Numbers 1:16 KJV — MannaFest

These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

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ASV

These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

WEB

These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.

YLT

These are those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are heads of the thousands of Israel.

DBT

These were those summoned of the assembly, princes of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the thousands of Israel.

About this book

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Numbers — Israel on the move — and Israel on the ground in rebellion. Two censuses bracket thirty-eight wilderness years; God's faithfulness holds where the people's does not.

Author: Moses — the wilderness narrator; ‘Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys’ (33:2)
Date: The wilderness years, c. 15th–13th century BC

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Exodus 18:21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Exodus 18:25
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Numbers 7:2
That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
Numbers 26:9
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:
Numbers 1:4
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

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The head of the tribe was a hereditary dignity, vested in the oldest son or some other to whom the right of primogeniture was transferred, and under whom were other inferior heads, also hereditary, among the different branches of the tribe.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

The charge of this muster was committed to him who was the lord-lieutenant of that tribe. Why was this account ordered to be taken and kept? To prove the accomplishment of the promise made to Abraham, that God would multiply his seed exceedingly, which promise was renewed to Jacob ( Gen. xxviii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

These were the renowned--literally, "the called" of the congregation, summoned by name; and they entered upon the survey the very day the order was given.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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