Lexicon :: Strong's H5387 - nāśî'

“As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father twelve tribal leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

“Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God[fn] among us. Bury your dead in our finest burial place.[fn] None of us will withhold from you his burial place for burying your dead.”

These are Ishmael’s sons, and these are their names by their settlements and encampments: twelve leaders[fn] of their clans.[fn]

When Shechem ​— ​son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain ​— ​saw her, he took her and raped her.

On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts[fn] apiece, and all the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.

“You must not blaspheme God[fn] or curse a leader among your people.

But Moses called out to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.

The leaders brought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

“When a leader[fn] sins and unintentionally violates any of the commands of the LORD his God by doing what is prohibited, and incurs guilt,

“These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel’s clans.”

These are the men Moses and Aaron registered, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel; each represented his ancestral family.

“Judah’s military divisions will camp on the east side toward the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

“The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar.

“The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon.

“Reuben’s military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur.

“The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

“The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel.[fn]

“Ephraim’s military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud.

“The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

“The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni.

“Dan’s military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

“The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran.

“The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan.

and the leader of the Gershonite families[fn] was Eliasaph son of Lael.

and the leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.

So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the community registered the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families,

Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered all the Levites by their clans and their ancestral families,

the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestral families,[fn] presented an offering. They were the tribal leaders who supervised the registration.

The leaders also presented the dedication gift for the altar when it was anointed. The leaders presented their offerings in front of the altar.

On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.

On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the Zebulunites, presented an offering.

On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the Reubenites, presented an offering.

On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the Simeonites, presented an offering.

On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel,[fn] leader of the Gadites, presented an offering.

On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the Ephraimites, presented an offering.

On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the Manassites, presented an offering.

On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the Benjaminites, presented an offering.

On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the Danites, presented an offering.

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ochran, leader of the Asherites, presented an offering.

On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the Naphtalites, presented an offering.

This was the dedication gift from the leaders of Israel for the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver basins, and twelve gold bowls.

“However, if one is sounded, only the leaders, the heads of Israel’s clans, are to gather before you.

“Send men to scout out the land of Canaan I am giving to the Israelites. Send one man who is a leader among them from each of their ancestral tribes.”

two hundred fifty prominent Israelite men who were leaders of the community and representatives in the assembly, and they rebelled against Moses.

“Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral tribe,[fn] twelve staffs from all the leaders of their tribes.[fn] Write each man’s name on his staff.

So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. Aaron’s staff was among them.