Verse 1

And Moyses spake vnto the heades of the tribes concernyng the children of Israel, saying: This is the thyng which the Lorde hath commaunded.

Referenced Verses

• Num 7:2 : 2 Then the princes of Israel, heades ouer the houses of their fathers (which were the lordes of the tribes, and ouer them that were numbred) offered,
• Num 34:17-28 : 17 These are the names of the men which shall deuide the lande vnto you: Eleazar the priest, and Iosuah the sonne of Nun. 18 And ye shall take also a Lorde of euery tribe, when ye deuide the lande. 19 The names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Iuda, Caleb the sonne of Iephune. 20 Of the tribe of the chyldren of Simeon, Semuel the sonne of Amiud. 21 Of the tribe of Beniamin, Elidad the sonne of Cislon. 22 Of the tribe of the chyldren of Dan, the lorde Bucki, the sonne of Iogli. 23 From among the chyldren of Ioseph, for the tribe of the chyldren of Manasse, the lorde Haniel, the sonne of Ephod. 24 Of the tribe of the childre of Ephraim, the lorde Camuel the sonne of Siphtan. 25 Of the tribe of the sonnes of Zabulon, the lorde Elisaphan the sonne of Pharnach. 26 Of the tribe of the chyldren of Isachar, the lorde Palthiel the sonne of Asan. 27 Of the tribe of the sonnes of Aser, the lorde Ahihud the sonne of Salomi. 28 Of the tribe of the chyldren of Nephthali, the lorde Pedael, the sonne of Ammihud.
• Deut 1:13-17 : 13 Bryng you men of wysdome, and of vnderstanding, and expert, accordyng to your tribes, and I wyll make them rulers ouer you. 14 And ye aunswered me, & sayde: That which yu hast spoken, is good for vs to do. 15 And so out of your tribes I toke the chiefe men of wysdome, and that were expert, and made them rulers ouer you, captaynes ouer thousandes, & captaines ouer hundredes, captaines ouer fiftie, and captaines ouer ten, and officers among your tribes. 16 And I charged your Iudges that same tyme, saying: Heare the cause of your brethren, and iudge righteously betweene euery man and his brother, and the straunger that is with hym. 17 Ye shall haue no respect of any person in iudgement, but you shall heare the small aswell as the great: You shall not feare the face of any man, for the iudgement is Gods. And the cause that is to harde for you, referre it vnto me, and I wyll heare it.
• Exod 18:25 : 25 And Moyses chose actiue men out of all Israel, and made them as heades ouer the people, namely rulers of thousandes, rulers of hundrethes, rulers of fiftithes, and rulers of tennes,
• Num 1:4-9 : 4 And with you shalbe men of euery tribe, such as are the heades of the houses of their fathers. 5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Ruben, Elizur, the sonne of Sedeur. 6 Of Simeon, Selumiel the sonne of Suri Saddai. 7 Of Iuda, Nahesson, the sonne of Aminadab. 8 Of Isachar, Nathanael the sonne of Zuar. 9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the sonne of Helo. 10 Among the chyldren of Ioseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the sonne of Ammihud: of Manasse, Gameliel the sonne of Pedazur. 11 Of Beniamin, Abidan the sonne of Gedeon. 12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi Saddai. 13 Of Aser, Pagiel the sonne of Orran. 14 Of Gad, Elisah the sonne of Duel. 15 Of Nephthali, Ahira ye sonne of Enan. 16 There were of great fame in the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, and heades ouer thousandes in Israel.