Ten leaders went with him, one from each of the ten tribes of Israel, and each the head of his family.
A representative from each tribe, the head of a family, must be there with you.
So Moses chose competent men from all of Israel and put them in charge of the people as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
After they arrived they told the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,