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[362] κρῖνε: separate, i.e. place in position separately, as v. 446.

κατὰ φῦλα: distributive, by tribes, the principal division of each Greek people, cf. v. 668.

κατὰ φρήτρας: by clans, to which the separate families belonged.—cf. ‘According to your tribes, . . . according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households.’ Joshua vii. 14.—This verse suggests such a catalogue as follows, vs. 484 ff.

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