Verse 1

And Moses speaketh unto the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, `This `is' the thing which Jehovah hath commanded:

Referenced Verses

• Num 7:2 : 2 and the princes of Israel (heads of the house of their fathers, they `are' princes of the tribes, they who are standing over those numbered) bring near,
• Num 34:17-28 : 17 `These `are' the names of the men who give to you the inheritance of the land: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, 18 and one prince -- one prince -- for a tribe ye do take to give the land by inheritance. 19 `And these `are' the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; 20 and of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shemuel son of Aminihud; 21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon; 22 and of the tribe of the sons of Dan, the prince Bukki son of Jogli; 23 of the sons of Joseph, of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the prince Hanniel son of Ephod; 24 and of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, the prince Kemuel son of Shiphtan; 25 and of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, the prince Elizaphan son of Parnach; 26 and of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince Paltiel son of Azzan; 27 and of the tribe of the sons of Asher, the prince Ahihud son of Shelomi; 28 and of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the prince Pedahel son of Ammihud.'
• Deut 1:13-17 : 13 Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads; 14 and ye answer me and say, Good `is' the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do. 15 `And I take the heads of your tribes, men, wise and known, and I appoint them heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities, for your tribes. 16 And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren -- then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner; 17 ye do not discern faces in judgment; as the little so the great ye do hear; ye are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God's, and the thing which is too hard for you, ye bring near unto me, and I have heard it;
• Exod 18:25 : 25 and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
• Num 1:4-9 : 4 and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head to the house of his fathers. 5 `And these `are' the names of the men who stand with you: `For Reuben -- Elizur son of Shedeur. 6 `For Simeon -- Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 7 `For Judah -- Nahshon son of Amminadab. 8 `For Issachar -- Nathaneel son of Zuar. 9 `For Zebulun -- Eliab son of Helon. 10 `For the sons of Joseph -- for Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud: for Manasseh -- Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 11 `For Benjamin -- Abidan son of Gideoni. 12 `For Dan -- Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 13 `For Asher -- Pagiel son of Ocran. 14 `For Gad -- Eliasaph son of Deuel. 15 `For Naphtali -- Ahira son of Enan.' 16 These `are' those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they `are' heads of the thousands of Israel.