Numbers 10:25
in Numbers 10Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
KJV
And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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This verse in Numbers 10
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the rereward of all the camps
on Numbers 10:25-28
Dan, Asher and Naphtali close the column as the north standard of Numbers 2:25-31. Rereward is the rear guard, and the older commentators note that the Hebrew behind it carries the sense of a gathering party, the men who took up what the camps ahead had left. Verse 28 closes the roll with a summary, and the whole list from verse 14 repeats Numbers 2 without altering a name or a position.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
27 ), he left his son Hobab with Moses, as Barzillai left Chimham with David; and the same word signifies both a father-in-law and a brother-in-law. Now this Hobab staid contentedly with Israel while they encamped at mount Sinai, near his own country; but, now that they were removing, he was for going back to his own country and kindred, and his father's house.
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And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward,....
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
14 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 |
| דֶּ֚גֶל | degel | [the] standard of | H1714 → | 14 times |
| מַחֲנֵ֣ה | machaneh | [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| דָ֔ן | dan | Dan | H1835 → | 70 times |
| מְאַסֵּ֥ף | measef | a rearguard | H622 → | 200 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | of all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֖ת | hamachanot | the camps | H4264 → | 215 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 |
| אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר | ʾachiezer | Ahiezer | H295 → | 6 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי׃ | ʾammishadai | Ammishaddai | H5996 → | 5 times |
וְנָסַ֗עand it set out
venasa'H5265 →146 times
דֶּ֚גֶל[the] standard of
degelH1714 →14 times
מַחֲנֵ֣ה[the] camp of
machanehH4264 →215 times
בְנֵי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
דָ֔ןDan
danH1835 →70 times
מְאַסֵּ֥ףa rearguard
measefH622 →200 times
לְכָל־of all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֖תthe camps
hamachanotH4264 →215 times
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their
letzivotamH6635 →485 times
וְעַל־and [was] over
veal-H5921 →5755 times
צְבָא֔וֹmilitary group its
tzevaoH6635 →485 times
אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶרAhiezer
ʾachiezerH295 →6 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי׃Ammishaddai
ʾammishadaiH5996 →5 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 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 7:66On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:25
On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 1:12
from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
- Numbers 2:25
Through
Joshua 6:9While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.
it leads to
- Joshua 6:13
And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed…
- Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
- Isaiah 52:11–12
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
- Joshua 6:13
Through
Numbers 1:12from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
it leads to
- Numbers 7:66
On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:66
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; 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.