List of Tribal Chiefs

16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: (A)Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 You shall take one (B)chief from every tribe to divide the land for inheritance. 19 These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20 Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 Of the tribe of the people of Dan a chief, Bukki the son of Jogli. 23 Of the people of Joseph: of the tribe of the people of Manasseh a chief, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24 And of the tribe of the people of Ephraim a chief, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25 Of the tribe of the people of Zebulun a chief, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. 26 Of the tribe of the people of Issachar a chief, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27 And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 28 Of the tribe of the people of Naphtali a chief, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.” 29 These are the men whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan.

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16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “These are the names of the men who divide up the land for your inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. 18 You will take one leader from every tribe to divide up the land for inheritance. 19 These are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; 20 of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, Samuel son of Ammihud; 21 of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon; 22 of the tribe of the descendants[a] of Dan, the leader Bukki son of Jogli; 23 of the descendants[b] of Joseph, the tribe of the descendants[c] of Manasseh, the leader Hanniel son of Ephod. 24 Of the tribe of the descendants[d] of Ephraim, the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan; 25 of the tribe of the descendants[e] of Zebulum, the leader Elizaphan son of Parnach; 26 of the tribe of the descendants[f] of Issachar, the leader Paltiel son of Azzan; 27 of the tribe of the descendants[g] of Asher, the leader Ahihud son of Shelomi; 28 of the tribe of the descendants[h] of Naphtali, the leader Pedahel son of Ammihud.” 29 These are those whom Yahweh commanded to allot to the Israelites[i] the land of Canaan.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 34:22 Or “sons”
  2. Numbers 34:23 Or “sons”
  3. Numbers 34:23 Or “sons”
  4. Numbers 34:24 Or “sons”
  5. Numbers 34:25 Or “sons”
  6. Numbers 34:26 Or “sons”
  7. Numbers 34:27 Or “sons”
  8. Numbers 34:28 Or “sons”
  9. Numbers 34:29 Literally “sons/children of Israel”