Deuteronomy 1:15

“But you shall select excellent men out of all the people, those who fear God, men of truth, those who hate greedy gain; and you shall place these men over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

And Moses chose excellent men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

“With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household.

“So the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him,