16These were those summoned of the assembly, princes of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the thousands of Israel.


In Context

13 for Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;

14 for Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

15 for Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

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

17 And Moses and Aaron took these men who are expressed by their names,

18 and gathered the whole assembly together on the first of the second month. And they declared their pedigrees after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, according to their polls.

Numbers 1:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16These [were] the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:16These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:16These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:16These 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:16These 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16These 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16These are those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are heads of the thousands of Israel.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.