Numbers 10:23
in Numbers 10Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
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ASV
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
KJV
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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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.
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And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. See Gill on Num 10:22.
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
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַ֨ל־ | veal- | and [was] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| צְבָ֔א | tzeva' | [the] military group of | H6635 → | 485 times |
| מַטֵּ֖ה | mateh | [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל | gamliel | Gamaliel | H1583 → | 5 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פְּדָה־ | pedah- | Pedah- | H6301 → | 7 times |
| צֽוּר׃ | tzur | -zur | H6301 → | 7 times |
וְעַ֨ל־and [was] over
veal-H5921 →5755 times
צְבָ֔א[the] military group of
tzeva'H6635 →485 times
מַטֵּ֖ה[the] tribe of
matehH4294 →252 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֑הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
גַּמְלִיאֵ֖לGamaliel
gamlielH1583 →5 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
פְּדָה־Pedah-
pedah-H6301 →7 times
צֽוּר׃-zur
tzurH6301 →7 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
7 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
Numbers 7:54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
it leads to
- Numbers 1:10
from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
- Numbers 2:20
The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
- Numbers 1:10
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 7:54
On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:48
On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
- 1 Chronicles 7:26–27
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
- Numbers 10:22–23
Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- Numbers 2:18
On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 7:54
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonNew TestamentGamalielThe Pharisee and teacher of the law who talked the Sanhedrin out of killing the apostles with an argument from patience: if this c…
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
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.