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איש ראש. דרך קצרה והראוי להיות איש איש: EVERY ONE HEAD OF HIS FATHERS’ HOUSE. Ish rosh le-vet avotav (every one head of his fathers’ house) is an abridged phrase. The text should have read, ish ish rosh le-vet avotav (every one head of his fathers’ house).13The first part of the verse reads, ish ish la-matteh (a man of every tribe). Hence, in keeping with the rules of parallelism, the second part of the verse should read, ish ish rosh le-vet avotav hu) (every one head of his father’s house).