Numbers 10:14

Numbers 10:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
• New International Version (NIV)The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies, and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set out first according to their armies; over their army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Context of Numbers 10:14

12And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stood still in the wilderness of Paran. 13And they first took their journey, according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses. The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward first according to their hosts, and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab; 15and over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar; 16and over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

Numbers 10:14 word by word

וַיִּסַּ֞ע דֶּ֣גֶל מַחֲנֵ֧ה בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֛ה בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֖ה לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְעַל־צְבָא֔וֹ נַחְשׁ֖וֹן בֶּן־עַמִּינָדָֽב׃Read the interlinear

• standardדֶּ֫גֶלdegel · standardH1714
• campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• setנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• Nahshonנַחְשׁוֹןnachshôn · NahshonH5177
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Amminadabעַמִּינָדָב‛ammîynâdâb · AmminadabH5992

Cross-references for Numbers 10:14

• Numbers 2:3And [for] those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising [there shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
• Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
• Genesis 49:8Judah — [as to] thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee.
• Numbers 1:7for Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
• Numbers 7:12And he that presented his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.

Commentaries on Numbers 10:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The standard - of Judah - See this order of marching explained at large on Numbers 2 (note). The following is the order in which this vast company proceeded in their march: - Judah Issachar Zebulun Gershonites, and Merarites carrying the tabernacle. Reuben Simeon Gad The Kohathites with the sanctuary. Ephraim Manasseh Benjamin Dan Asher Naphtali.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14According to their armies - Compare Numbers 1:3. There were three tribal hosts in each camp; and each tribe had of course its subdivisions.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-28Verses 11-28 After the Israelites had continued nearly a year at mount Sinai, and all was settled respecting their future worship, they began their march to Canaan. True religion begins with the knowledge of the holy law of God, and humiliation for sin, but we must go on towards perfection, in acquaintance with Christ and his gospel, and those effectual encouragements, motives, and assistances to holiness, which it proposes. They took their journey…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-28The order of march described here is different from 2:3–34. There, all three Levitical clans carried the tabernacle and its furnishings in the center of the camp. They marched between the groups led by Judah and Reuben, and the groups led by Ephraim and Dan. In this passage, the arrangement is more detailed. The Gershonites and Merarites carried the structural parts of the tabernacle between Judah and Reuben. The Kohathites carried the most sacred…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2713-27. the children of Israel took their journey ... by the hand of Moses--It is probable that Moses, on the breaking up of the encampment, stationed himself on some eminence to see the ranks defile in order through the embouchure of the mountains. The marching order is described (Nu 2:1-34); but, as the vast horde is represented here in actual migration, let us notice the extraordinary care that was taken for ensuring the safe conveyance of the holy…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 10:14

• Armies
• Israel
• Issachar
• Judah
• Naashon
• Nahshon
• Zebulun

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Amminadab
• Army
• Camp
• Concerning
• Depart
• Ensign
• Exodus

Commentaries on Numbers 10

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings