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Numbers 11:26

in Numbers 11

Two men, however, had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but had not gone out unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.

KJV

But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

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This verse in Numbers 11

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

They, however, received the gifts of the Spirit as well as their brethren. And when Moses was urged to forbid their prophesying, his answer displayed a noble disinterestedness as well as zeal for the glory of God akin to that of our Lord (Mr 9:39).

This site's exposition

But there remained two of the men in the camp

on Numbers 11:26-27

Eldad and Medad were of them that were written and stayed in the camp, and the spirit rested on them where they were. Matthew Henry says their principle was their praise and their practice their fault, since the order had been to come out to the tabernacle. Cyril of Jerusalem counted sixty-eight men at the tent and these two absent, and read the day as showing the Spirit distributed by measure rather than divided into parts. A young man runs to Moses with the report, which tells the reader how the camp took it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

But there remained two of the men in the camp,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Their principle was their praise, but their practice in not obeying orders was their fault. The Spirit of God found them out in the camp, where they were hidden among the stuff, and there they prophesied, that is, they exercised their gift of praying, preaching, and praising God, in some private tent.

The words behind it

20 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.

  • וַיִּשָּׁאֲר֣וּand they had remained

    vaiyishaaruH7604 →133 times

  • שְׁנֵֽי־two

    shenei-H8147 →768 times

  • אֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀men

    ʾanashimH582 →566 times

  • בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֡הin the camp

    bamachanehH4264 →215 times

  • שֵׁ֣ם[the] name of

    shemH8034 →864 times

  • הָאֶחָ֣ד׀the one

    haechadH259 →971 times

  • אֶלְדָּ֡ד[was] Eldad

    ʾeldadH419 →

  • וְשֵׁם֩and [the] name of

    veshemH8034 →864 times

  • הַשֵּׁנִ֨יthe second

    hasheniH8145 →156 times

  • מֵידָ֜ד[was] Medad

    meidadH4312 →

  • וַתָּ֧נַחand it rested

    vatanachH5117 →142 times

  • עֲלֵיהֶ֣םon them

    ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times

  • הָר֗וּחַthe spirit

    haruachH7307 →378 times

  • וְהֵ֙מָּה֙and they

    vehemahH1992 →553 times

  • בַּכְּתֻבִ֔יםamong those written

    baketuvimH3789 →224 times

  • וְלֹ֥אand not

    velo'H3808 →5168 times

  • יָצְא֖וּthey had gone out

    yatzeuH3318 →1067 times

  • הָאֹ֑הֱלָהthe tent towards

    haohelahH168 →345 times

  • וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּand they prophesied

    vaiyitnabeuH5012 →115 times

  • בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃in the camp

    bamachanehH4264 →215 times

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

Related verses

8 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.

Jeremiah 36:5Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;5 worksRevelation 11:3And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”4 works1 Samuel 20:26Saul said nothing that day because he thought, “Something has happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”3 worksNumbers 11:24So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent.3 worksExodus 3:11But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”2 works1 Samuel 10:22So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Exodus 4:13–14But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”2 worksJeremiah 1:6“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”1 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

    Exodus 3:11

    But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 18:18

      And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”

    • Exodus 6:12

      But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”

    • 2 Corinthians 3:5

      Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

    • Jeremiah 1:6

      “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

    • 2 Corinthians 2:16

      To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

  • Through

    Jeremiah 36:5

    Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 33:1

      While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:

    • Jeremiah 32:2

      At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of…

  • Through

    1 Samuel 20:26

    Saul said nothing that day because he thought, “Something has happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”

    it leads to

    • Leviticus 15:5

      Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Where this verse is studied

About Numbers

The Bronze Serpent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Bronze Serpent, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Numbers: the study guide →Read Numbers 11 →

This page draws on Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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