| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Nu 1:16 | King James | These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| These were the renowned--literally, "the called" of the congregation, summoned by name; and they entered upon the survey the very day the order was given. |