Numbers 2:18
in Numbers 2On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
KJV
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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This verse in Numbers 2
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA 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].
This site's exposition
On the west side shall be the standard
on Numbers 2:18-19
The west belongs to Ephraim, and Ephraim is the younger of Joseph's two sons. Genesis 48:14 has Jacob crossing his hands to lay the right on the younger head, and the camp is arranged on that blessing, with Ephraim named first and Manasseh placed under him. Psalm 80:2 calls on God before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, which is this standard and its three tribes, the camp that moved directly behind the tabernacle.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies,.... It was in the rear or behind, consisting of his tribe, and of the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, divided into several companies, and extended four miles, as the above Targum.
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 |
| מַחֲנֵ֥ה | machaneh | [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| אֶפְרַ֛יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| לְצִבְאֹתָ֖ם | letzivotam | to military groups their | H6635 → | 485 times |
| יָ֑מָּה | yamah | [will be] west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| וְנָשִׂיא֙ | venasi' | and [the] leader | H5387 → | 134 times |
| לִבְנֵ֣י | livnei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶפְרַ֔יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע | ʾelishama' | [was] Elishama | H476 → | 17 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמִּיהֽוּד׃ | ʾamihud | Ammihud | H5989 → | 10 times |
דֶּ֣גֶל[the] standard of
degelH1714 →14 times
מַחֲנֵ֥ה[the] camp of
machanehH4264 →215 times
אֶפְרַ֛יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
לְצִבְאֹתָ֖םto military groups their
letzivotamH6635 →485 times
יָ֑מָּה[will be] west -ward
yamahH3220 →396 times
וְנָשִׂיא֙and [the] leader
venasi'H5387 →134 times
לִבְנֵ֣יof [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע[was] Elishama
ʾelishama'H476 →17 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עַמִּיהֽוּד׃Ammihud
ʾamihudH5989 →10 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
Deuteronomy 33:17His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the…
it leads to
- Genesis 48:19
But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 22:11
Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
- Numbers 23:22
God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.
- Psalms 44:5
Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.
- Psalms 92:10
But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
- Genesis 48:19
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 7:48
On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 7:48
Through
Numbers 1:32From the sons of Joseph:
it leads to
- Numbers 26:35–37
These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.
- Numbers 26:35–37
Through
Numbers 10:22Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:18–24
On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 2:18–24
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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 Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.