Numbers 7:2

Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their clans, ¹  made an offering. They were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who had been supervising ²  the numbering.

biblegateway Num 7:2

Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted, made offerings.

biblegateway Num 7:2

Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who were over the numbered men).

biblegateway Num 7:2

Then the leaders of Israel––the tribal leaders who had organized the census––came and brought their offerings.

biblegateway Num 7:2

The leaders of Israel, the heads of the ancestral tribes who had carried out the census, brought offerings.

SABDAweb Num 7:2

Then the chiefs of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, made offerings; these were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were numbered.

bibleoremus Num 7:2

the leaders of Israel, heads of their ancestral houses, the leaders of the tribes, who were over those who were enrolled, made offerings.

biblegateway Num 7:2

Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, who were the leaders of the tribes and over those who were numbered, made an offering.

biblegateway Num 7:2

Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their clans, ¹  made an offering. They were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who had been supervising ²  the numbering.

¹ tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”

² tn The form is the Qal active participle from the verb “to stand” (עָמַד, ’amad). The form describes these leaders as “the ones standing over [the ones numbered].” The expression, along with the clear indication of the first census in chapter 1, shows that this was a supervisory capacity.