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One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you.
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These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.
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“‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor may be used on their head. They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the Lord is over; they must let their hair grow long.
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Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head.
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“‘If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite’s presence, thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication, they must shave their head on the seventh day—the day of their cleansing.
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The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for the Nazirite because they sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day they are to consecrate their head again.
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Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted, made offerings.
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“Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, using one for a sin offering to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.
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If only one is sounded, the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—are to assemble before you.
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On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.
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Vows
Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the Lord commands:
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“You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the community are to count all the people and animals that were captured.
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Then Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes.
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Inheritance of Zelophehad’s Daughters
The family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, who were from the clans of the descendants of Joseph, came and spoke before Moses and the leaders, the heads of the Israelite families.
