Numbers 1:16
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
Numbers 1:16 in other translations
| BSB | These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel. |
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| WEB | These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. |
| ASV | These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. |
| YLT | These are those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are heads of the thousands of Israel. |
| DARBY | These were those summoned of the assembly, princes of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the thousands of Israel. |
| BBE | These are the men named out of all the people, chiefs of their fathers' houses, heads of the tribes of Israel. |
| Webster | These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. |
What does Numbers 1:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 1:4-18
4-16. with you there shall be a man of every tribe, &c.--The social condition of the Israelites in the wilderness bore a close resemblance to that of the nomad tribes of the East in the present day. The head of the tribe was a hereditary dignity, vested in the oldest son or some other to whom the right of primogeniture was transferred, and under whom were other inferior heads, also hereditary, among the different…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 1:1-43
The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in thus increasing the seed of Jacob, that they might be the better trained for the wars and conquest of Canaan, and to ascertain their families in order to the division of the land. It is said of each tribe, that those were numbered who were able to go forth to war; they had wars before them, though now they met with no opposition. Let the believer be prepared to…
Numbers 1:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 1:16
- Exodus 18:25
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Exodus 18:21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
- Numbers 7:2
That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
- Numbers 26:9
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:
- 1 Chronicles 27:16-22
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: …
- Numbers 1:4
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
- Numbers 16:2
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
- Deuteronomy 1:15
So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
- Numbers 11:17
And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
- Numbers 10:14-27
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. …
- 1 Samuel 23:23
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
- Judges 6:15
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
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2:3-31; 7:2,10-83; 10:14-27; 11:17; 16:2; 26:9; Jud 6:15
1Ch 27:16-22
heads.
4; Ex 18:21,25; De 1:15; 1Sa 22:7; 23:23; Mic 5:2
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Context
- Numbers 1:15
Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 1:16
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
- Numbers 1:17
And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
Numbers 1:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Estos eran los nombrados de la congregación, príncipes de las tribus de sus padres, capitanes de los millares de Israel. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ce sont là ceux qui furent les principaux de l’assemblée, les princes des tribus de leurs pères, les chefs des milliers d’Israël. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Das waren die Berufenen der Gemeinde, die Fürsten der Stämme ihrer Väter; sie waren die Häupter der Tausende Israels. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hi nobilissimi principes multitudinis per tribus et cognationes suas, et capita exercitus Israël, |