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The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.
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When a trumpet blast is sounded, the tribes camping on the east are to set out.
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Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,
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and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
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Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,
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and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
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Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
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and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Pagiel son of Okran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
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and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
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“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.”
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These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;
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from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
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from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
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from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
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from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
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from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
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from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
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from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
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from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
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from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
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from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
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from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.
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“Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff.
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On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe.
