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1:17

1:16	These are the communal representatives, the princes of their paternal tribes and leaders of Israel's thousands. Eleh kru'ey ha'edah nesi'ey matot avotam rashey alfey Yisra'el hem.
1:17	Moses and Aaron took aside these men whose names had been designated. Vayikach Moshe ve'Aharon et ha'anashim ha'eleh asher nikvu beshemot.

Commentary:

representatives
Literally, 'ones who are called' (Rashi). Or, 'the most prominent' (Septuagint).

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