Numbers 1:4 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version One man from each tribe will help you. This man will be the leader of his tribe. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And with you there shall be a man [to assist you] from each tribe, each being the head of his father's house. American Standard Version (1901) And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers’ house. Common English Bible Take with you one man from each tribe who is the head of his household. Catholic Public Domain Version And there shall be with you the leaders of the tribes, as well as of the houses, in their kinships, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds, |
Then King Solomon told all the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families of Israel to come together in Jerusalem. Solomon wanted them to join in moving the Box of the Lord’s Agreement from the City of David up to the Temple.
But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders. “Choose good men you can trust—men who respect God. Choose men who will not change their decisions for money. Make these men rulers over the people. There should be rulers over 1000 people, 100 people, 50 people, and even over ten people.
Moses chose good men from among the Israelites. He made them leaders over the people. There were rulers over 1000 people, 100 people, 50 people, and ten people.
All these men were the leaders of their families. The people also chose them to be leaders of their tribes.
Moses, Aaron, and the twelve leaders of Israel counted these men. (There was one leader from each tribe.)
On the stick from Levi, write Aaron’s name. There must be one stick for the head of each of the twelve tribes.
The Israelite man who was killed with the Midianite woman was named Zimri son of Salu. He was the leader of a family in the tribe of Simeon.
The Lord said to Moses, “Get all the leaders of these people. Then kill them so that all the people can see. Lay their bodies before the Lord. Then the Lord will not show his anger against all the Israelites.”
Moses spoke with all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and told them about these commands from the Lord:
Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the Israelites counted the Kohathites. They counted them by families and family groups.
Then the leaders of Israel gave offerings to God. These men were the heads of their families and leaders of their tribes. These were the same men who were in charge of counting the people.
“So I took the wise, experienced men you chose from your tribes, and I made them your leaders. In this way I gave you leaders over 1000 people, over 100 people, over 50 people, and over 10 people. I also gave you officers for each of your tribes.
They also sent ten of the leaders of the tribes there. There was one man from each family group of Israel who was at Shiloh.