These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
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These were the renowned of the congregation,.... The most famous and eminent among the people, for their birth and pedigree, or for their excellent qualities of wisdom, courage, and the like; or "the…
The princes of the tribes, selected Num 1:4 under divine direction, were for the most part the same persons as those chosen a few months previously at the counsel of Jethro Exo 18:21-26. Nahshon,…
I. We have here a commission issued out for the numbering of the people of Israel; and David, long after, paid dearly for doing it without a commission. Here is,
1. The date of this commission, Num…
Cambridge Bible
they that were called i.e. -chosen" to help Moses in conducting the census.
their fathers Their ancestors, the sons of Jacob.
thousands Another term for a group of relations, irrespective of its exact…
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