Numbers 2:12
in Numbers 2The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
KJV
And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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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
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it
on Numbers 2:12-13
Simeon musters 59,300 here and 22,200 at Numbers 26:14, the heaviest loss of any tribe in the book. Some readers find the cause in Zimri son of Salu, “the leader of a Simeonite family”, slain at Peor in Numbers 25:14.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon,.... Under his standard, and on one side of it; Reuben and Simeon being brothers by the mother as well as the father's side, might well be thought to agree together; and Reuben being the eldest brother, and the eldest of all Jacob's sons, Simeon would not grudge to pitch under him: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; of whom see Num 1:6.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַחוֹנִ֥ם | vehachonim | and those [who] encamp | H2583 → | 143 times |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מַטֵּ֣ה | mateh | [will be] [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| שִׁמְע֑וֹן | shimon | Simeon | H8095 → | 44 times |
| וְנָשִׂיא֙ | venasi' | and [the] leader | H5387 → | 134 times |
| לִבְנֵ֣י | livnei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שִׁמְע֔וֹן | shimon | Simeon | H8095 → | 44 times |
| שְׁלֻמִיאֵ֖ל | shelumiel | [was] Shelumiel | H8017 → | 5 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| צוּרִֽי־ | tzuri- | Zuri- | H6701 → | 7 times |
| שַׁדָּֽי׃ | shadai | -shaddai | H6701 → | 7 times |
וְהַחוֹנִ֥םand those [who] encamp
vehachonimH2583 →143 times
עָלָ֖יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
מַטֵּ֣ה[will be] [the] tribe of
matehH4294 →252 times
שִׁמְע֑וֹןSimeon
shimonH8095 →44 times
וְנָשִׂיא֙and [the] leader
venasi'H5387 →134 times
לִבְנֵ֣יof [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
שִׁמְע֔וֹןSimeon
shimonH8095 →44 times
שְׁלֻמִיאֵ֖ל[was] Shelumiel
shelumielH8017 →5 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
צוּרִֽי־Zuri-
tzuri-H6701 →7 times
שַׁדָּֽי׃-shaddai
shadaiH6701 →7 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
2 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 7:36On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.
it leads to
- Numbers 1:6
from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 1:6
Through
Numbers 1:6from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
it leads to
- Numbers 7:36
On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 7:36
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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 Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.