“ Choose 12 men from among the people. Choose one from each tribe.

“你从民中要拣选十二个人，每支派一人，

“你要从百姓中选出十二个人，每支派一人，

“你要从百姓中选出十二个人，每支派一人，

“你去从民众中选出十二个人，每支派选一人，

“你要从人民中选十二个人，每支派一人，

「你從民中要揀選十二個人，每支派一人，

「你要從百姓中選出十二個人，每支派一人，

「你要從百姓中選出十二個人，每支派一人，

「你去從民眾中選出十二個人，每支派選一人，

“你要從人民中選十二個人，每支派一人，

『你們要從人民中取十二個人，各族派一人各族派一人。

當於民中簡十二人、每支派一人、

宜簡以色列族各支派中十有二人、

當於民中擇十二人、每支派一人、

“ Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,

“ Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man,

“ Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe.

“ Choose twelve men from the people, one man for each tribe,

“ Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from each tribe,

“ Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe,

Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

“ Choose 12 men from the people, one man for each tribe,

Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

“ Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

“ Take twelve men out of the people, a man out of every tribe,

Choose 12 men from the tribes of Israel. Choose one from each tribe.

“ Send some men to check out the land of Canaan. I am giving it to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of Israel’s tribes.”

That seemed like a good idea to me. So I chose 12 of you. I picked one man from each tribe.

Also appoint one leader from each of the nine and a half tribes. They will help you give out the land.

One man from each tribe must help you. Those who help must be the heads of their families.“ Here are the names of the men who must help you.“ From the tribe of Reuben will come Elizur, the son of Shedeur.From the tribe of Simeon will come Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.From the tribe of Judah will come Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.From the tribe of Issachar will come Nethanel, the son of Zuar.From the tribe of Zebulun will come Eliab, the son of Helon.From the tribe of Ephraim will come Elishama, the son of Ammihud. From the tribe of Manasseh will come Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. Ephraim and Manasseh are Joseph’s two sons.From the tribe of Benjamin will come Abidan, the son of Gideoni.From the tribe of Dan will come Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.From the tribe of Asher will come Pagiel, the son of Okran.From the tribe of Gad will come Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.From the tribe of Naphtali will come Ahira, the son of Enan.”

Jesus called for his 12 disciples to come to him. He gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every illness and sickness.Here are the names of the 12 apostles. First there were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. Then came James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John.Next were Philip and Bartholomew, and also Thomas and Matthew the tax collector. Two more were James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus.The last were Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot. Judas was the one who was later going to hand Jesus over to his enemies.Jesus sent these 12 out with the following orders.“ Do not go among the Gentiles,” he said.“ Do not enter any town of the Samaritans.

Elijah got 12 stones. There was one for each tribe in the family line of Jacob. The Lord’ s message had come to Jacob. It had said,“ Your name will be Israel.”