Parallel Verses

King James Version

These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

New American Standard Bible

These are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel.”

Holman Bible

These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel’s clans.”

International Standard Version

These men were appointed from within their communities, since they were leaders of their ancestral houses and heads of the tribes of Israel.

A Conservative Version

These are those who were called from the congregation, the rulers of the tribes of their fathers. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

These men were the ones called from the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ (ancestors’) tribes; they were the heads of thousands [the highest ranking officers] in Israel.”

Bible in Basic English

These are the men named out of all the people, chiefs of their fathers' houses, heads of the tribes of Israel.

Darby Translation

These were those summoned of the assembly, princes of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the thousands of Israel.

Julia Smith Translation

These the called of the assembly, chiefs from the tribe of their fathers, they the heads of the thousands of Israel

King James 2000

These were the renowned of the congregation, leaders of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

These [are] the ones summoned from the community, the leaders of their ancestors' tribes; they [are] the heads of Israel's clans.

Modern King James verseion

These were the noted ones of the congregation, rulers of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

These were councilors of the congregation and lords in the tribes of their fathers and captains over thousands in Israel.

NET Bible

These were the ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

New Heart English Bible

These are those who were called of the congregation, the leaders of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

The Emphasized Bible

These, are they who had been summoned by the assembly, being princes of the tribes of their fathers, - heads of the thousands of Israeli.

Webster

These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

These are those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are heads of the thousands of Israel.

Topics

Men

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קריא 
Qariy' 
Usage: 2

the renowned
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

of the congregation
עדה 
`edah 
Usage: 149

נשׂא נשׂיא 
Nasiy' 
Usage: 134

of the tribes
מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

אלף 
'eleph 
Usage: 504

in
המּה הם 
hem 
Usage: 517

References

Context Readings

God Commands Moses To Take A Census

15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. 16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. 17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:



Cross References

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:

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.

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:

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:

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:

Numbers 2:3-31

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

Numbers 7:10-83

And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1 Samuel 22:7

Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

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.

Micah 5:2

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

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