1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Joshua 1:10

And Josue commanded the princes of the people, saying: Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, and say:

Princes. Shoterim may denote both judges and heralds, such as those mentioned in Homer, the messengers of gods and men, whose persons were deemed sacred. They bore a wand or sceptre, as a mark of their authority.