Numbers 1 16
These were the men chosen from the Israelite community. They were the leaders of their fathers' tribes; the heads of the families of Israel.
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NAS Numbers 1:16These are the men who were called from the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel.”
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.”
NKJ Numbers 1:16These were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel.