Numbers 2:14

Numbers 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
• New International Version (NIV)The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.”

Context of Numbers 2:14

12Those who camp next to Reuben [on the south side] shall be the tribe of Simeon; and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai shall lead the sons of Simeon, 13and his army as numbered totaled 59,300. Then [completing the south side] the tribe of Gad; and Eliasaph the son of Reuel (Deuel) shall lead the sons of Gad, 15and his army as numbered totaled 45,650. 16The total of the numbered men [in the three tribes on the south side] in the camp of Reuben was 151,450, by their armies. They shall move out second [on the march].

Numbers 2:14 word by word

וְמַטֵּ֖ה גָּ֑ד וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י גָ֔ד אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־רְעוּאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• and the captainנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Eliasaphאֶלְיָסָף'elyâsâph · EliasaphH460
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Reuelרְעוּאֵלre‛û'êl · ReuelH7467

Cross-references for Numbers 2:14

• Numbers 1:14from [the tribe of] Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;
• Numbers 7:42On the sixth day [it was] Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader [of the tribe] of the sons of Gad [who presented his offering];
• Numbers 10:20and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was [commander] over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.

Commentaries on Numbers 2:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-32Verses 3-32 The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles: Numbers 2:14 Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-16The tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad camped on the south. They had 151,450 soldiers and marched second in line.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-3110-31. On the south side the standard of the camp of Reuben--The description given of the position of Reuben and his attendant tribes on the south, of Ephraim and his associates on the west, of Dan and his confederates on the north, with that of Judah on the east, suggests the idea of a square or quadrangle, which, allowing one square cubit to each soldier while remaining close in the ranks, has been computed to extend over an area of somewhat more than…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 2:14

• Deuel
• Eliasaph
• Gad
• Reuel

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Reuel
• Raguel, or Reuel
• Jethro, Reuel
• Bethshemesh
• Camp
• Dispute
• Encamp
• Sinai
• Agrapha

Commentaries on Numbers 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings