Josué 22:14

14 Com ele enviaram dez líderes, um de cada tribo de Israel, sendo cada um deles chefe de suas respectivas famílias dos clãs israelitas.

Josué 22:14 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 22:14

And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince,
throughout all the tribes of Israel
The nine tribes and a half, so that the half tribe of Manasseh sent a prince, as well as the whole tribes:

and each one [was] an head of the house of their fathers among the
thousands of Israel;
that is, among the rulers of the thousands of Israel; and so the Greek version calls them Chiliarchs, rulers of thousands; for the people were divided into tens, fifties, hundreds, and thousands, over whom there were distinct rulers, ( Exodus 18:25 ) . Now these were among the chief of them, of the highest rank and authority; they were the chief princes, heads of several tribes; a very honourable deputation this! the son of the high priest, and ten princes, the heads of the tribes; these were chosen and sent, partly in honour to their brethren beyond Jordan, and partly that they might carry the greater authority with them, and prevail upon them to hearken to them.

Josué 22:14 In-Context

12 toda a comunidade de Israel reuniu-se em Siló para guerrear contra eles.

13 Então os israelitas enviaram Fineias, filho do sacerdote Eleazar, à terra de Gileade, às tribos de Rúben e Gade e à metade da tribo de Manassés.

14 Com ele enviaram dez líderes, um de cada tribo de Israel, sendo cada um deles chefe de suas respectivas famílias dos clãs israelitas.

15 Quando chegaram a Gileade, às tribos de Rúben e de Gade e à metade da tribo de Manassés, disseram-lhes:

16 “Assim diz toda a comunidade do SENHOR: ‘Como foi que vocês cometeram essa infidelidade para com o Deus de Israel? Como foi que se afastaram do SENHOR, construindo um altar para vocês, rebelando-se assim contra ele?