27 occurrences in 12 translations

'Chiefs' in the Bible

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

Verse ConceptsMen

These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and by the twelve chiefs of Israel, one from every tribe.

Verse ConceptsTwelve Beings

So Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people took in hand the numbering of the sons of the Kohathites, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

Verse ConceptsAaron, Life EventsCounting Levites

And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

Then the chiefs of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, made offerings; these were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were numbered.

Verse ConceptsRank

And they came with their offerings before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen; a cart for every two of the chiefs, and for every one an ox.

Verse ConceptsOxenGiftsCartsDonationsWagonsSix ThingsTwelve Animals

And the chiefs gave an offering for the altar on the day when the holy oil was put on it; they made their offering before the altar.

Verse ConceptsSetting Up The Bronze AltarDedication

These were the offerings given for the altar by the chiefs of Israel, when the holy oil was put on it: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve gold spoons;

Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveBowlsTwelve ThingsSetting Up The Bronze AltarAnointing ThingsGold Items For The Tabernacl

If only one of them is sounded, then the chiefs, the heads of the thousands of Israel, are to come to you.

Verse ConceptsOne Material Thing

And came before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty chiefs of the people, men of good name who had a place in the meeting of the people.

Verse ConceptsTwo Hundred And SomeRosesrebellion

So Moses gave these orders to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him rods, one for the head of every family, making twelve rods: and Aaron's rod was among them.

Verse ConceptsTwelve Things

The fountain made by the chiefs, made deep by the great ones of the people, with the law-givers' rod, and with their sticks. Then from the waste land they went on to Mattanah:

Verse ConceptsPrincesSceptreExcavation

And he said to them, Take your rest here tonight, and I will give you an answer after hearing what the Lord says; so the chiefs of Moab kept there with Balaam that night.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyPrincesOvercoming Adversity

In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you.

Verse ConceptsGod Forbidding

So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us.

So Balak sent more chiefs, greater in number and of higher position than the others.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men; but say only what I give you to say. Then Balaam went on with the chiefs of Balak.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordGoing TogetherSpeaking The Word God Gives

And Balak made offerings of oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the chiefs who were with him.

Verse ConceptsSheepSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab.

So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said?

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them before Jehovah -- over-against the sun; and the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah doth turn back from Israel.'

Verse ConceptsPeople Hung To DeathAction Lest God Be Angry

They came before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs and all the people at the door of the Tent of meeting, and said,

Then Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs of the people went out to them before they had come into the tent-circle.

Verse ConceptsMeeting People

and Moses is wroth against the inspectors of the force, chiefs of the thousands, and chiefs of the hundreds, who are coming in from the host of the battle.

Verse ConceptsMilitary ServiceCommanderNamed People Angry With Others

The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,

Now the heads 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 to Moses, the chiefs and the heads of families of the children of Israel being present,

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Chiefs (235 instances)
Chieftain (1 instance)
Foreman (3 instances)

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