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Numbers 2:10

in Numbers 2

On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

KJV

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

This verse in Numbers 2

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies,.... This camp consisted of the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, which was divided into lesser bodies, regiments, or companies, called armies; and this was placed to the south of the tabernacle, or to the right hand, as Aben Ezra interprets it; this was the right wing of the whole army. Reuben's stone, according to the Jewish writers (h), was the "sardius", and his flag was coloured red, and there were figured upon it mandrakes.

This site's exposition

On the south side, the divisions of Reuben

on Numbers 2:10-11

Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, holds the south and the second rank. Genesis 49:4 had given the reason, “you will no longer excel”. At 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 the birthright goes to the sons of Joseph, while “a ruler came from” Judah.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

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].

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

  • מַחֲנֵ֧ה[the] camp of

    machanehH4264 →215 times

  • רְאוּבֵ֛ןReuben

    reuvenH7205 →72 times

  • תֵּימָ֖נָה[will be] south -ward

    teimanahH8486 →23 times

  • לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their

    letzivotamH6635 →485 times

  • וְנָשִׂיא֙and [the] leader

    venasi'H5387 →134 times

  • לִבְנֵ֣יof [the] descendants of

    livneiH1121 →4930 times

  • רְאוּבֵ֔ןReuben

    reuvenH7205 →72 times

  • אֱלִיצ֖וּר[was] Elizur

    ʾelitzurH468 →5 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • שְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃Shedeur

    shedeiurH7707 →5 times

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

The walk

8 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

    1 Chronicles 5:1

    These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So…

    it leads to

    • Genesis 35:22

      While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

    • Genesis 48:15–22

      Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

    • Genesis 29:32

      And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

    • Genesis 49:3–4

      Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

    • Exodus 6:14

      These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

  • Through

    Numbers 7:30

    On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 1:5

      These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

  • Through

    Numbers 1:5

    These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

    it leads to

    • Numbers 7:30

      On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.

    • Exodus 1:2–5

      Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

Where this verse is studied

About Numbers

The Brazen Serpent, Anthony van Dyck, 1618 to 1620. Public domain.
The Brazen Serpent, Anthony van Dyck, 1618 to 1620. Public domain.

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.