נָשִׂיא

As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.

You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

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

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

When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt.

These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.

These were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.

On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

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

Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: 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,

Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: 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,

Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,

On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: 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 Ocran,

Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

…and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

…and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families,

So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites

And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.

They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.

When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.

And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.

On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.

On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.

On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.

On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.

On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.

On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.

On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.

On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.

So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.

But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.