Study it in the app“and ten chiefs with him, one chief each, for each father’s house of all the tribes of Israel; and each of them was head of their fathers’ house among the thousands of Israel.”
and tenוַעֲשָׂרָהchiefsנְשִׂאִיםwith him,עִמּוֹoneאֶחָדchiefנָשִׂיאeach,נָשִׂיא אֶחָדfor each father’s houseלְבֵית אָבof allלְכֹלthe tribesמַטּוֹתof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלand eachוְאִישׁof themהֵמָּהwasheadרֹאשׁof their fathers’ houseבֵּית אֲבוֹתָםamong the thousandsלְאַלְפֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appearschief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesiim” appearseach
Literally "one": all of them, one by one.
Where else “echad” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appearshead of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “av” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “matot” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appearsdivision
A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.
Where else “alfe” appears13And the sons of Israel sent to the sons of Reuben, to the sons of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,
14 · This verse (above)
15And they came to the sons of Reuben, to the sons of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying,
