Numbers 1:16 meaning and explanation
These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
Numbers 1:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Numbers 1 begins with God commanding Moses to take a census of Israel's fighting men at Sinai, a year after the exodus. Verse 16 identifies the twelve men named earlier: they were not self appointed but appointed from the congregation, already recognized as heads of their fathers' clans.
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