The princes of the tribes, selected (Numbers 1:4) under divine direction, were for the most part the same persons as those chosen a few…

Of the tribe of Reuben. —Hebrew, for Reuben.

And these [are] the names of the men that shall stand with
you
Be present with Moses …

The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in so increasing the seed of Jacob, so that they might be better trained for the wars and conqu…