Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
These are they who were
King James Version
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in 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.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 1:16
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Context Readings
God Commands Moses To Take A Census
15 Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan. 16 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. 17 And Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name,
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Cross References
Exodus 18:21
Moreover thou shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain, and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, 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 rulers of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. These were the rulers of the tribes. These are those who were over those who were numbered.
Numbers 26:9
And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were renown men of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they strove against LORD,
Numbers 1:4
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers' house.
Numbers 16:2
and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty rulers of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown,
1 Chronicles 27:16-22
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;
Numbers 2:3-31
And those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be those of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 7:10-83
And the rulers offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the rulers offered their oblation before the altar.
Numbers 10:14-27
And in the first [place] the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward according to their armies, and over his army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 11:17
And I will come down and talk with thee there. And I will take from 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 not bear it thyself alone.
Deuteronomy 1:15
So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.
Judges 6:15
And he said to him, Oh, LORD, with what shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
1 Samuel 22:7
And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites. Will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards. Will he 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 hides himself, and come ye again to me of a certainty. And I will go with you, and it shall come to pass, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among a
Micah 5:2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, which are little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee he shall come forth to me who is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.