Numbers 2:20 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 2:20

The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

KJV

And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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Commentary

1 voice

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].

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעָלָ֖יו	ve.'a.Lav	and [will be] on him	H5921 →
מַטֵּ֣ה	ma.Teh	[the] tribe of	H4294 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה	me.na.Sheh	Manasseh	H4519 →
וְנָשִׂיא֙	ve.na.Si'	and [the] leader	H5387 →
לִבְנֵ֣י	liv.Nei	of [the] descendants of	H1121 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה	me.na.Sheh	Manasseh	H4519 →
גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל	gam.li.'El	[was] Gamaliel	H1583 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
פְּדָהצֽוּר׃	pe.da.h.Tzur	Pedahzur	H6301 →

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 walk6

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 7:54
On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
leads to
- Numbers 1:10
  from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Numbers 1:10
from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
leads to
- Numbers 7:54
  On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 7:48
  On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
- 1 Chronicles 7:26–27
  Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
- Numbers 10:22–23
  Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- Numbers 2:18
  On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:

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