Numbers 10:22
in Numbers 10Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
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ASV
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
KJV
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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This verse in Numbers 10
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the children of Ephraim set forward
on Numbers 10:22-24
Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin make the west standard of Numbers 2:18-24, and all three descend from Rachel. Ephraim goes before Manasseh here, the order Jacob set with crossed hands at Genesis 48:14-20 over Joseph's objection. The three captains are the same men who brought the offerings on days seven, eight and nine in Numbers 7.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), to which some think the psalmist alludes when he prays ( Ps. lxxx. 2 ), Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, the three tribes that composed this squadron, stir up thy strength (and the ark is called his strength, Ps. lxxviii.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies,.... Next followed the standard of the camp of Ephraim, under which were Manasseh and Benjamin, Num 10:23, and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud; over whom were the same captains, as in Num 2:18.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָסַ֗ע | venasa' | and it set out | H5265 → | 146 times |
| דֶּ֛גֶל | degel | [the] standard of | H1714 → | 14 times |
| מַחֲנֵ֥ה | machaneh | [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶפְרַ֖יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם | letzivotam | to military groups their | H6635 → | 485 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and [was] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| צְבָא֔וֹ | tzevao | military group its | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע | ʾelishama' | Elishama | H476 → | 17 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמִּיהֽוּד׃ | ʾamihud | Ammihud | H5989 → | 10 times |
וְנָסַ֗עand it set out
venasa'H5265 →146 times
דֶּ֛גֶל[the] standard of
degelH1714 →14 times
מַחֲנֵ֥ה[the] camp of
machanehH4264 →215 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
אֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their
letzivotamH6635 →485 times
וְעַל־and [was] over
veal-H5921 →5755 times
צְבָא֔וֹmilitary group its
tzevaoH6635 →485 times
אֱלִישָׁמָ֖עElishama
ʾelishama'H476 →17 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עַמִּיהֽוּד׃Ammihud
ʾamihudH5989 →10 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Genesis 48:19But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and…
it leads to
- Numbers 1:33–35
From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, those registered…
- Deuteronomy 33:17
His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the…
- Genesis 25:28
Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
- Genesis 48:14
But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
- Genesis 17:20–21
As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make…
- Numbers 1:33–35
Through
Numbers 1:10from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
it leads to
- Numbers 7:48
On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:54
On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
- Numbers 2:20
The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
- Numbers 7:48
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.