The renowned, Heb. the named or called, to wit, by Moses and by God's appointment, to manage this affair, and others as there was occasion. Compare Numbers 16:2, Numbers 26:9. Heads of thousands. See Exodus 18:21 Numbers 10:4.
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Numbers 1:16
16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.