Thematic Bible: Each family of, had a chief or head
Thematic Bible
The tribes of israel » Each family of, had a chief or head
And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spoke before Moses, and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.