Numbers 2:20
in Numbers 2The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
KJV
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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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
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh
on Numbers 2:20-21
Manasseh numbers 32,200, the smallest tribe in the census and the only one under thirty-five thousand. At Numbers 26:34 the same tribe stands at 52,700, a rise of 20,500 and the largest increase in the book. The tribe that comes last in chapter 2 is among the larger tribes when the second generation is counted, which is the sort of reversal the two censuses are set up to show.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
ועליו — Understand this as the Targum does: and those who were close to him were the tribe of Manasseh.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָלָ֖יו | vealav | and [will be] on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מַטֵּ֣ה | mateh | [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| וְנָשִׂיא֙ | venasi' | and [the] leader | H5387 → | 134 times |
| לִבְנֵ֣י | livnei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל | gamliel | [was] Gamaliel | H1583 → | 5 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פְּדָהצֽוּר׃ | pedahtzur | Pedahzur | H6301 → | 7 times |
וְעָלָ֖יוand [will be] on him
vealavH5921 →5755 times
מַטֵּ֣ה[the] tribe of
matehH4294 →252 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֑הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
וְנָשִׂיא֙and [the] leader
venasi'H5387 →134 times
לִבְנֵ֣יof [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֔הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל[was] Gamaliel
gamlielH1583 →5 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
פְּדָהצֽוּר׃Pedahzur
pedahtzurH6301 →7 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 7:54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
it leads to
- Numbers 1:10
from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 1:10
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 7:54
On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 7:48
On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
- 1 Chronicles 7:26–27
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
- Numbers 10:22–23
Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- Numbers 2:18
On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 7:54
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonNew TestamentGamalielThe Pharisee and teacher of the law who talked the Sanhedrin out of killing the apostles with an argument from patience: if this c…
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
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.