22:14a

With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates chiefs can also be translated “leaders” or “leading men.”

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Ten leaders came with him, one from each of the ten clans of Israel
-or-
and ten leaders came with him. There was one leader from each of the ten ⌊western⌋ clans of Israel

22:14b

each the head of a family among the clans of Israel: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Each one of them was the head of a family within the clans of Israel
-or-
Every one of them was the leader of his family among the clans of Israel

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