Numbers 2:29
in Numbers 2Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
KJV
Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
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This verse in Numbers 2
Commentary
4 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 Asher will camp next to it
on Numbers 2:27-30
The chapter gives every tribe the same four things: a side of the camp, a captain, a neighbour to pitch beside and a number. Genesis 49 had weighed the brothers one by one, and Numbers 2 assigns them ground and counts their men.
This site's exposition
The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan
John Gill places Naphtali by Dan's standard on the side opposite Asher. Dan and Naphtali are Bilhah's two sons, so the north camp sets full brothers side by side. Ahira commands, as at 1:15.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then the tribe of Naphtali,.... That was to pitch by the same standard of Dan, on the other side of it: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan; who is mentioned Num 1:15.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמַטֵּ֖ה | umateh | and [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| נַפְתָּלִ֑י | naftali | Naphtali | H5321 → | 51 times |
| וְנָשִׂיא֙ | venasi' | and [the] leader | H5387 → | 134 times |
| לִבְנֵ֣י | livnei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נַפְתָּלִ֔י | naftali | Naphtali | H5321 → | 51 times |
| אֲחִירַ֖ע | ʾachira' | [was] Ahira | H299 → | 5 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עֵינָֽן׃ | ʾeinan | Enan | H5881 → | 5 times |
וּמַטֵּ֖הand [the] tribe of
umatehH4294 →252 times
נַפְתָּלִ֑יNaphtali
naftaliH5321 →51 times
וְנָשִׂיא֙and [the] leader
venasi'H5387 →134 times
לִבְנֵ֣יof [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
נַפְתָּלִ֔יNaphtali
naftaliH5321 →51 times
אֲחִירַ֖ע[was] Ahira
ʾachira'H299 →5 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עֵינָֽן׃Enan
ʾeinanH5881 →5 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
3 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 7:78On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
it leads to
- Numbers 1:15
and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 1:15
Through
Numbers 1:15and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
it leads to
- Numbers 7:78
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 10:27
and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
- Numbers 7:78
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Numbers
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.