Numbers 34:18 (BSB)

Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.

From Numbers 34. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Numbers 34:18

• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Numbers 34:18: And ye shall take one prince out of every tribe,.... That is, out of the nine tribes and the half, which are ten in all; of the tribes of Reuben and Gad none were taken, because they had had their inheritance granted them elsewhere; nor of the tribe of Levi, because they were to have no inheritance in the land: to divide the land by...
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Numbers 34:18: And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. (f) One of the heads or chief men of every tribe.
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Numbers 34:16-29: Num 34:16-29 List of the Men Appointed to Distribute the Land. - In addition to Eleazar and Joshua, the former of whom was to stand at the head as high priest, in accordance with the divine appointment in Num 27:21, and the latter to occupy the second place as commander of the army, a prince was selected from each of the ten tribes who were...