SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:16
Estos eran los nombrados de la congregación, príncipes de las tribus de sus padres, capitanes de los millares de Israel.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:16
Verse 16. These were the renowned] Literally, the called, of the congregation - those who were summoned by name to attend. The order of the tribes In the above enumeration may be viewed thus:- Sons of Leah 1. Reuben 2. Simeon 3. Judah 4. Issachar 5. Zebulun Sons of Rachel 6. Ephraim 7. Manasseh 8. Benjamin 1st son of Bilhah, Rachel's maid 9. Dan 2d son of Zilpah, Leah's maid 10. Asher 1st son of Zilpah. 11. Gad 2d son of Bilhah.
12. Naphtali
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. These [were] the renowned of the congregation , etc.] The most famous and eminent among the people, for their birth and pedigree, or for their excellent qualities of wisdom, courage, and the like; or “the called of the congregation” f4 , whom God had called by name and selected from the rest of the congregation to the above service, whereby great honour was done them: Aben Ezra says, the sense is, that the congregation did nothing until they had called them; with which agrees the note of Jarchi, “who were called to every business of importance in the congregation:” princes of the tribes of their fathers ; as Elizur was prince of the children of Reuben, ( Numbers 7:30); the same is there said of the rest in their respective tribes: heads of thousands in Israel ; the congregation of Israel being divided into thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, by the advice of Jethro, ( Exodus 18:21); each of these divisions had a ruler over them, and thousands being the highest number, these princes were chiliarchs, rulers or heads of thousands.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-43 - The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in thus increasin the seed of Jacob, that they might be the better trained for the war and conquest of Canaan, and to ascertain their families in order to the division of the land. It is said of each tribe, that those wer numbered who were able to go forth to war; they had wars before them though now they met with no opposition. Let the believer be prepared to withstand the enemies of his soul, though all may appear to be peace.
Original Hebrew
אלה 428 קריאי 7148 העדה 5712 נשׂיאי 5387 מטות 4294 אבותם 1 ראשׁי 7218 אלפי 505 ישׂראל 3478 הם׃ 1992
