In this delegation were ten leaders of Israel, one from each of the ten tribes, and each the head of his family within the clans of Israel.
He chose capable men from all over Israel and appointed them as leaders over the people. He put them in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.
and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe.
When they arrived in the land of Gilead, they said to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,