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Numbers 2:25

in Numbers 2

On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

KJV

The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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This verse in Numbers 2

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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

The standard of the camp of Dan

on Numbers 2:25-26

Dan takes the north with 62,700 men, second in size to Judah alone. The three tribes of this standard are Dan, Asher and Naphtali, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, with Gad the one son of a handmaid placed elsewhere. Henry and Wesley both read the last place as the post of danger, given to the second strongest camp so that the tabernacle is covered where it is most exposed.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies,.... To the left of the tabernacle as encamped, and so was the left wing of the grand army; it consisted of the tribes of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali, in which were several divisions and companies, whose camp also the Targum of Jonathan says reached four miles.

The words behind it

11 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.

  • דֶּ֣גֶל[the] standard of

    degelH1714 →14 times

  • מַחֲנֵ֥ה[the] camp of

    machanehH4264 →215 times

  • דָ֛ןDan

    danH1835 →70 times

  • צָפֹ֖נָה[will be] north -ward

    tzafonahH6828 →153 times

  • לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their

    letzivotamH6635 →485 times

  • וְנָשִׂיא֙and [the] leader

    venasi'H5387 →134 times

  • לִבְנֵ֣יof [the] descendants of

    livneiH1121 →4930 times

  • דָ֔ןDan

    danH1835 →70 times

  • אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר[was] Ahiezer

    ʾachiezerH295 →6 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • עַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי׃Ammishaddai

    ʾammishadaiH5996 →5 times

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

Related verses

6 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.

Numbers 1:12from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;4 worksNumbers 3:35The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.4 worksNumbers 7:66On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.4 worksNumbers 7:71and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.2 worksNumbers 10:25Finally, 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.2 worksEzekiel 1:10The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.2 works

The walk

6 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

    Numbers 7:66

    On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 1:12

      from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Numbers 1:12

    from 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.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Numbers 10:25

      Finally, 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.

  • Through

    Numbers 10:25

    Finally, 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.

    it leads to

    • Joshua 6:9

      While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.

    • Genesis 49:16–17

      Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

    • Numbers 26:42–51

      These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.

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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 Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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