D.A.F.'s Chumash section - bamidbar Chapter 1, Pasuk 16

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Why are the Nesi'im referred to as "Keri'ei ha'Eidah"?

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Rashi: Because they were called upon to tend to all communal matters (that concerned their tribe).

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