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He instructed the one in the lead: “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?’
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Crossing the Sea
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
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But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
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In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.
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The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away;
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On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much—two omers for each person—and the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.
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He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
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But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.
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Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
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Moses and the Glory of the Lord
Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’
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And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same.
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But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them.
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The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
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“‘When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realizes his guilt
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He shall burn all the fat on the altar as he burned the fat of the fellowship offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the leader’s sin, and he will be forgiven.
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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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These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.
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On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
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The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
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On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
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The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
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The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
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On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
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The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
