Over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel son of Ocran,

and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan.

Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah.

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.

In this way the inheritance of the Israelites will not be transferred ¹  from tribe to tribe. But every one of the Israelites must retain the ancestral heritage.

Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.

Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps – twelve princes ¹  according to their clans.

These were the ones chosen ¹  from the community, leaders ²  of their ancestral tribes. ³  They were the heads of the thousands ⁴  of Israel.

Their inheritance must be apportioned ¹  by lot among the larger and smaller groups.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order ¹  and the tribe of Judah was selected.

These cities were located at the southern extremity of Judah’s tribal land near the border of Edom: ¹  Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

Hadad died.The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem. ¹ 

These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

Greet Herodion, my compatriot. ¹  Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

“Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, ¹  one from every tribal leader, ²  twelve staffs; you must write each man’s name on his staff.

And every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any of the tribes of the Israelites must become the wife of a man from any family in her father’s tribe, so that every Israelite ¹  may retain the inheritance of his fathers.

“The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.