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Numbers 1:16
Numbers 1:16 is verse 16 of Numbers chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
King James Version
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
World English Bible
These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.
or, chiefs, or, leaders
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Numbers 1:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
15 and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
16 These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,
18 and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,
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Numbers 2:3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
Numbers 2:4and his division numbers 74,600.
Numbers 2:5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
Numbers 2:6and his division numbers 54,400.
Numbers 2:7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,
Numbers 2:8and his division numbers 57,400.
Numbers 2:9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
Numbers 2:10On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,
Numbers 2:11and his division numbers 46,500.
Numbers 2:12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
Numbers 2:13and his division numbers 59,300.
Numbers 2:14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
Numbers 2:15and his division numbers 45,650.
Numbers 2:16The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.
Numbers 2:17In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.
Numbers 2:18On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
Numbers 2:19and his division numbers 40,500.
Numbers 2:20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
Numbers 2:21and his division numbers 32,200.
Numbers 2:22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
Numbers 2:23and his division numbers 35,400.
Numbers 2:24The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.
Numbers 2:25On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
Numbers 2:26and his division numbers 62,700.
Numbers 2:27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
Numbers 2:28and his division numbers 41,500.
Numbers 2:29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,
Numbers 2:30and his division numbers 53,400.
Numbers 2:31The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
Numbers 7:2And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
Numbers 7:10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
Numbers 7:11And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
Numbers 7:12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
Numbers 7:13His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:14one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:15one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:16one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:17and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Numbers 7:18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.
Numbers 7:19The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:20one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:21one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:22one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:23and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
Numbers 7:24On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.
Numbers 7:25His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:26one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:27one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:28one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:29and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
Numbers 7:30On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.
Numbers 7:31His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:32one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:33one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:34one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:35and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
Numbers 7:36On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.
Numbers 7:37His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:38one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:39one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:40one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:41and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 7:42On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.
Numbers 7:43His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:44one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:45one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:46one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:47and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
Numbers 7:48On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
Numbers 7:49His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:50one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:51one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:52one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:53and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
Numbers 7:54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
Numbers 7:55His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:56one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:57one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:58one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:59and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
Numbers 7:60On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.
Numbers 7:61His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:62one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:63one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:64one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:65and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
Numbers 7:66On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
Numbers 7:67His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:68one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:69one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:70one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:71and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
Numbers 7:72On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.
Numbers 7:73His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:74one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:75one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:76one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:77and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
Numbers 7:78On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
Numbers 7:79His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:80one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:81one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:82one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:83and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
Numbers 10:14First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
Numbers 10:15Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,
Numbers 10:16and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
Numbers 10:17Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
Numbers 10:18Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
Numbers 10:19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,
Numbers 10:20and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
Numbers 10:21Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
Numbers 10:22Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
Numbers 10:23Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
Numbers 10:24and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
Numbers 10:25Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
Numbers 10:26Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
Numbers 10:27and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
Numbers 11:17And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
Numbers 16:2a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
Numbers 26:9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
Judges 6:15“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
1 Chronicles 27:16These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;
1 Chronicles 27:17over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok;
1 Chronicles 27:18over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
1 Chronicles 27:19over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;
1 Chronicles 27:20over the Ephraimites was Hoshea son of Azaziah; over one of the half-tribes of Manasseh was Joel son of Pedaiah;
1 Chronicles 27:21over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner;
1 Chronicles 27:22and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
Numbers 1:4And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
Exodus 18:21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Exodus 18:25So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Deuteronomy 1:15So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.
1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
1 Samuel 23:23Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.