Numbers Chapter 1 verse 4 Holy Bible
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers' house.
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And to give you help, take one man from every tribe, the head of his father's house.
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And with you there shall be a man for every tribe, a man who is the head of his father's house.
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And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
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And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
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With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers' house.
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and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head to the house of his fathers.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.