Numbers 1:4
New International Version
One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you.

New Living Translation
and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe.

English Standard Version
And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers.

Berean Standard Bible
And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.

King James Bible
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

New King James Version
And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house.

New American Standard Bible
With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household.

NASB 1995
“With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household.

NASB 1977
“With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household.

Legacy Standard Bible
With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household.

Amplified Bible
And with you there shall be a man [to assist you] from each tribe, each being the head of his father’s household.

Christian Standard Bible
A man from each tribe is to be with you, each one the head of his ancestral family.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man from each tribe is to be with you, each one the head of his ancestral house.

American Standard Version
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers' house.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And each head man from the tribe of the house of his father shall be with you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And with you there shall be each one of the rulers according to the tribe of each: they shall be according to the houses of their families.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,

English Revised Version
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers' house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
One man from each tribe will help you. Each of these men must be the head of a household.

Good News Translation
Ask one clan chief from each tribe to help you."

International Standard Version
One man from each tribe is to accompany you, each man being the leader of his ancestral house.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe, every one head of his fathers' house.

Literal Standard Version
and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head of the house of his fathers.

Majority Standard Bible
And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.

New American Bible
With you there shall be a man from each tribe, each the head of his ancestral house.

NET Bible
And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.

New Revised Standard Version
A man from each tribe shall be with you, each man the head of his ancestral house.

New Heart English Bible
With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers' house.

Webster's Bible Translation
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

World English Bible
With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house.

Young's Literal Translation
and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head to the house of his fathers.

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Context
The Census of Israel's Warriors
3You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army. 4And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.

Cross References
Exodus 18:21
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people--God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Exodus 18:25
So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Numbers 1:16
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 30:1
Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, "This is what the LORD has commanded:

Deuteronomy 1:15
So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you--as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

Joshua 22:14
With him they sent ten chiefs--one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.

1 Kings 8:1
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel--all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites--to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.


Treasury of Scripture

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

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

Numbers 2:3-31
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah…

Numbers 7:10-83
And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar…

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1. God commands Moses to number the people
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17. The number of every tribe
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(4) Of every tribe.--Or, for every tribe.

Every one head . . . --The words may be rendered every one a head . . . There were many heads of fathers' houses in each tribe; but it appears from Numbers 1:16 (Numbers 7:10-11) that in each case the tribal prince was selected to preside over the census.

Verse 4. - A man of every tribe. The former census, which was for religious purposes only, was made with the assistance of the Levites. This, which was rather for political and military purposes, was supervised by the lay heads of the people.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And one man
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

from each tribe,
לַמַּטֶּ֑ה (lam·maṭ·ṭeh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

the head
רֹ֥אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

of each family,
אֲבֹתָ֖יו (’ă·ḇō·ṯāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

must be there
יִהְי֔וּ (yih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

with you.
וְאִתְּכֶ֣ם (wə·’it·tə·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among


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