¹ Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded.

² that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were numbered:

²⁵ Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

⁴ With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers' house.

⁵ These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

⁶ Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

⁷ Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

⁸ Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

⁹ Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

¹⁰ Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

¹¹ Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

¹² Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

¹³ Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

¹⁴ Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

¹⁵ Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan."

¹⁶ These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

¹⁷ These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

¹⁸ You shall take one prince of 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 children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.

²¹ Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

²² Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.

²³ Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

²⁴ Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

²⁵ Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

²⁶ Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

²⁷ Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

²⁸ Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

¹³ Take wise men of understanding and well known according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

¹⁴ You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.

¹⁵ So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.

¹⁶ I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.

¹⁷ You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.