Numbers 16:2

16:2 and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders ¹  of the community, chosen from the assembly, ²  famous men. ³ 

Numbers 16:17

16:17 And each of you ⁴  take his censer, put ⁵  incense in it, and then each of you present his censer before the Lord: 250 censers, along with you, and Aaron – each of you with his censer.”

¹ tn Heb “princes” (so KJV, ASV).

² tn These men must have been counselors or judges of some kind.

³ tn Heb “men of name,” or “men of renown.”

⁴ tn Heb “and take, a man, his censer.”

⁵ tn This verb and the following one are both perfect tenses with vav (ו) consecutives. Following the imperative they carry the same force, but in sequence.