Numbers 10:24
in Numbers 10and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
KJV
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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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 over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 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
8 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 |
| בִנְיָמִ֑ן | vinyamin | Benjamin | H1144 → | 166 times |
| אֲבִידָ֖ן | ʾavidan | Abidan | H27 → | 5 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| גִּדְעוֹנִֽי׃ ס | gidoni | Gideoni | H1441 → | 5 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
בִנְיָמִ֑ןBenjamin
vinyaminH1144 →166 times
אֲבִידָ֖ןAbidan
ʾavidanH27 →5 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
גִּדְעוֹנִֽי׃ סGideoni
gidoniH1441 →5 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
3 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 7:60On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:22
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 1:11
from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
- Numbers 2:22
Through
Numbers 1:11from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
it leads to
- Numbers 7:60
On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:60
Where this verse is studied
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About Numbers
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.