Numbers 1:4
2 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
3 You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
5 These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
6 from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
- KJV
- And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
- WEB
- With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house.
- ASV
- And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers` house.
- DARBY
- And with you there shall be a man for every tribe, a man who is the head of his father's house.
- BLB
- and with you⁺ there shall be a man of every tribe; each one [is] the head of the house of his father.
- ÅB
- Dere skal ha med dere en mann for hver stamme, den som er overhode for stammens familier.
- OTB
- Med deg skal det være en mann fra hver stamme, hver en leder for sin familie.
- B1930
- I skal ha med eder en mann for hver stamme, den som er overhode for stammens familier.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 1:16
These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
Read in contextExodus 18:25
So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Read in contextNumbers 25:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”
Read in contextNumbers 2:3–31
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
Read in contextNumbers 7:10–83
When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
Read in contextJoshua 22:14
With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.
Read in contextNumbers 13:2–15
“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 1:15
So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.
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