Numbers 2:10
in Numbers 2On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
KJV
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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This verse in Numbers 2
Commentary
3 notes on this verseOn the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies,.... This camp consisted of the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, which was divided into lesser bodies, regiments, or companies, called armies; and this was placed to the south of the tabernacle, or to the right hand, as Aben Ezra interprets it; this was the right wing of the whole army. Reuben's stone, according to the Jewish writers (h), was the "sardius", and his flag was coloured red, and there were figured upon it mandrakes.
This site's exposition
On the south side shall be the standard
on Numbers 2:10-11
Reuben holds the south and the second rank, and Reuben is the firstborn of Israel. Genesis 49:3-4 had given the reason before Numbers arrived at the consequence, thou shalt not excel, and 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 states how what the firstborn lost was divided, the birthright to the sons of Joseph and the chief ruler out of Judah. The camp is laid out along that ruling, with Judah at the head and Joseph's two sons holding a standard of their own on the west.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The tabernacle or sacred tent of their Divine King, with the camp of the Levites around it (see on Nu 3:38), formed the center, as does the chief's in the encampment of all nomad people. In marching, this order was adhered to, with some necessary variations. Judah led the way, followed, it is most probable, by Issachar and Zebulun [Nu 10:14-16].
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דֶּ֣גֶל | degel | [the] standard of | H1714 → | 14 times |
| מַחֲנֵ֧ה | machaneh | [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| רְאוּבֵ֛ן | reuven | Reuben | H7205 → | 72 times |
| תֵּימָ֖נָה | teimanah | [will be] south -ward | H8486 → | 23 times |
| לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם | letzivotam | to military groups their | H6635 → | 485 times |
| וְנָשִׂיא֙ | venasi' | and [the] leader | H5387 → | 134 times |
| לִבְנֵ֣י | livnei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| רְאוּבֵ֔ן | reuven | Reuben | H7205 → | 72 times |
| אֱלִיצ֖וּר | ʾelitzur | [was] Elizur | H468 → | 5 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃ | shedeiur | Shedeur | H7707 → | 5 times |
דֶּ֣גֶל[the] standard of
degelH1714 →14 times
מַחֲנֵ֧ה[the] camp of
machanehH4264 →215 times
רְאוּבֵ֛ןReuben
reuvenH7205 →72 times
תֵּימָ֖נָה[will be] south -ward
teimanahH8486 →23 times
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their
letzivotamH6635 →485 times
וְנָשִׂיא֙and [the] leader
venasi'H5387 →134 times
לִבְנֵ֣יof [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
רְאוּבֵ֔ןReuben
reuvenH7205 →72 times
אֱלִיצ֖וּר[was] Elizur
ʾelitzurH468 →5 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃Shedeur
shedeiurH7707 →5 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
1 Chronicles 5:1These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So…
it leads to
- Genesis 35:22
While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
- Genesis 48:15–22
Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Genesis 29:32
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Genesis 49:3–4
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
- Exodus 6:14
These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
- Genesis 35:22
Through
Numbers 7:30On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.
it leads to
- Numbers 1:5
These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
- Numbers 1:5
Through
Numbers 1:5These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
it leads to
- Numbers 7:30
On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.
- Exodus 1:2–5
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
- Numbers 7:30
About Numbers
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.