Numbers 10:16 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 10:16

and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

KJV

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעַ֨ל־	ve.'Al-	and [was] over	H5921 →
צְבָ֔א	tze.Va'	[the] military group of	H6635 →
מַטֵּ֖ה	ma.Teh	[the] tribe of	H4294 →
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	[the] descendants of	H1121 →
זְבוּלֻ֑ן	ze.vu.Lun	Zebulun	H2074 →
אֱלִיאָ֖ב	'e.li.'Av	Eliab	H446 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
חֵלֽוֹן׃	che.Lon	Helon	H2497 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk3

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Numbers 1:9
from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
leads to
- Numbers 2:7
  Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 7:24
  On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.
Through
Numbers 7:24
On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.
leads to
- Numbers 1:9
  from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

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02Original language & word study

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04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Numbers

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Numbers