Numbers 10:14
in Numbers 10First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
KJV
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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This verse in Numbers 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThe standard - of Judah - See this order of marching explained at large on Numbers 2 (note). The following is the order in which this vast company proceeded in their march: - Judah Issachar Zebulun Gershonites, and Merarites carrying the tabernacle. Reuben Simeon Gad The Kohathites with the sanctuary. Ephraim Manasseh Benjamin Dan Asher Naphtali.
This site's exposition
according to the LORD’s command through Moses
on Numbers 10:13-14
Judah leads, as Numbers 2:3 had set it on the east, and that precedence runs back to Genesis 49:10. The commander is Nahshon son of Amminadab, whose name stands in the line of David at Ruth 4:20.
This site's exposition
the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard
Barnes explains that each camp held three tribal hosts, and each tribe had its own smaller divisions under it. Judah's camp was the largest at 186,400 men, set to march first at Numbers 2:9. Tradition, Barnes reports, gave its standard a lion.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The leading standard, now lodged with that tribe, was an earnest of the sceptre which in David's time should be committed to it, and looked further to the captain of our salvation, of whom it was likewise foretold that unto him should the gathering of the people be.
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The marching order is described (Nu 2:1-34); but, as the vast horde is represented here in actual migration, let us notice the extraordinary care that was taken for ensuring the safe conveyance of the holy things.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
According to their armies - Compare Num 1:3. There were three tribal hosts in each camp; and each tribe had of course its subdivisions.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
I do not know why He mentioned here the names of the princes of the standards, since He has already mentioned them. 121 Above,:3,,,.
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. 4 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
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּסַּ֞ע | vaiyisa' | and it set out | H5265 → | 146 times |
| דֶּ֣גֶל | degel | [the] standard of | H1714 → | 14 times |
| מַחֲנֵ֧ה | machaneh | [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָ֛ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֖ה | barishonah | at the first | H7223 → | 182 times |
| לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם | letzivotam | to military groups their | H6635 → | 485 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and [was] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| צְבָא֔וֹ | tzevao | military group its | H6635 → | 485 times |
| נַחְשׁ֖וֹן | nachshon | Nahshon | H5177 → | 10 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמִּינָדָֽב׃ | ʾaminadav | Amminadab | H5992 → | 13 times |
וַיִּסַּ֞עand it set out
vaiyisa'H5265 →146 times
דֶּ֣גֶל[the] standard of
degelH1714 →14 times
מַחֲנֵ֧ה[the] camp of
machanehH4264 →215 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָ֛הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֖הat the first
barishonahH7223 →182 times
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their
letzivotamH6635 →485 times
וְעַל־and [was] over
veal-H5921 →5755 times
צְבָא֔וֹmilitary group its
tzevaoH6635 →485 times
נַחְשׁ֖וֹןNahshon
nachshonH5177 →10 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עַמִּינָדָֽב׃Amminadab
ʾaminadavH5992 →13 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
Numbers 1:7from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
it leads to
- Luke 3:32
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ruth 4:20
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 7:12
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
- Luke 3:32
Through
Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
it leads to
- Hebrews 7:14
For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
- 1 Chronicles 5:2
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
- Genesis 27:29
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
- Deuteronomy 33:7
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his…
- Joshua 10:24
When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks…
- Hebrews 7:14
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.