Numbers 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.”

Numbers 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Numbers 1:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Numbers 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.”

Numbers 1:16 — World English Bible

Numbers 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. ”

Numbers 1:16 — American Standard Version

Numbers 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“These <FI>are<Fi> those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they <FI>are<Fi> heads of the thousands of Israel.”

Numbers 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“These were those summoned of the assembly, princes of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the thousands of Israel. ”

Numbers 1:16 — Darby Translation

Numbers 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“These were famous in the Congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, and heads ouer thousands in Israel.”

Numbers 1:16 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 1:16 in Context — Numbers 1

14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:

18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

Read the full chapter: Numbers 1 →

What Does Numbers 1:16 Mean?

Numbers 1:16 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free