⁴ But if only one trumpet is blown, then only the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—must present themselves to you.

² Then the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders who had registered the troops—came and brought their offerings.

²¹ But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.

¹⁵ So I took the wise and respected men you had selected from your tribes and appointed them to serve as judges and officials over you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten.

⁴ and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe.

⁵ “These are the tribes and the names of the leaders who will assist you:

¹⁶ These are the chosen leaders of the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.”