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Numbers 10:14

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First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

KJV

In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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This verse in Numbers 10

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The standard - of Judah - See this order of marching explained at large on Numbers 2 (note). The following is the order in which this vast company proceeded in their march: - Judah Issachar Zebulun Gershonites, and Merarites carrying the tabernacle. Reuben Simeon Gad The Kohathites with the sanctuary. Ephraim Manasseh Benjamin Dan Asher Naphtali.

This site's exposition

according to the commandment of

on Numbers 10:13-14

Judah leads, as Numbers 2:3 had set it, pitched on the east toward the rising of the sun, and that precedence runs back to Genesis 49:10. The captain named is Nahshon the son of Amminadab, whose sister Elisheba married Aaron at Exodus 6:23 and whose name stands in the line of David at Ruth 4:20 and in the line of Christ at Matthew 1:4. Matthew Henry reads the leading standard as an early pledge of the sceptre afterward committed to David.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The leading standard, now lodged with that tribe, was an earnest of the sceptre which in David's time should be committed to it, and looked further to the captain of our salvation, of whom it was likewise foretold that unto him should the gathering of the people be.
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

The marching order is described (Nu 2:1-34); but, as the vast horde is represented here in actual migration, let us notice the extraordinary care that was taken for ensuring the safe conveyance of the holy things.
According to their armies - Compare Num 1:3. There were three tribal hosts in each camp; and each tribe had of course its subdivisions.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

I do not know why He mentioned here the names of the princes of the standards, since He has already mentioned them. 121 Above,:3,,,.
Ramban: Spain, 1194–1270 · Ramban on Numbers 10:14:1, via Sefaria, Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּסַּ֞עand it set out

    vaiyisa'H5265 →146 times

  • דֶּ֣גֶל[the] standard of

    degelH1714 →14 times

  • מַחֲנֵ֧ה[the] camp of

    machanehH4264 →215 times

  • בְנֵֽי־[the] descendants of

    venei-H1121 →4930 times

  • יְהוּדָ֛הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֖הat the first

    barishonahH7223 →182 times

  • לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their

    letzivotamH6635 →485 times

  • וְעַל־and [was] over

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • צְבָא֔וֹmilitary group its

    tzevaoH6635 →485 times

  • נַחְשׁ֖וֹןNahshon

    nachshonH5177 →10 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • עַמִּינָדָֽב׃Amminadab

    ʾaminadavH5992 →13 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

12 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Numbers 2:3–9On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:5 worksNumbers 2:9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.5 worksNumbers 1:7from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;4 worksNumbers 10:5When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.3 worksNumbers 26:19–27The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.2 worksGenesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.2 works
The other 6 cross-references, with their words ▾
Numbers 7:12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.2 worksMatthew 1:4Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.2 worksNumbers 2:2“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.2 worksNumbers 4:5Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.2 works1 Chronicles 2:10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.2 works1 Chronicles 27:3He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Numbers 1:7

    from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

    it leads to

    • Luke 3:32

      the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Ruth 4:20

      Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Numbers 7:12

      On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.

  • Through

    Genesis 49:8

    Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 7:14

      For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

    • 1 Chronicles 5:2

      And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

    • Genesis 27:29

      May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…

    • Deuteronomy 33:7

      And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his…

    • Joshua 10:24

      When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks…

Where this verse is studied

About Numbers

The Bronze Serpent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Bronze Serpent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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