Numbers 1 16
These were the men that they chose from among the people. They were leaders of their clans. Each of them worked on behalf of the tribe of their ancestor.
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AMP Numbers 1:16These men were the ones called from the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ (ancestors’) tribes; they were the heads of thousands [the highest ranking officers] in Israel.”
NIV Numbers 1:16These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.
CSB Numbers 1:16These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel’s clans.”