Numbers 1:12

Numbers 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
• New International Version (NIV)from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
• English Standard Version (ESV)from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
• New King James Version (NKJV)from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

Context of Numbers 1:12

10Ephraim (Joseph's son): Elishama, the son of Ammihud. Manasseh (Joseph's son): Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. 11Benjamin: Abidan, the son of Gideoni. Dan: Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai. 13Asher: Pagiel, the son of Ocran. 14Gad: Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.

Numbers 1:12 word by word

לְדָ֕ן אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־עַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• Ahiezerאֲחִיעֶ֫זֶר'ăchîy‛ezer · AhiezerH295
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ammishaddaiעַמִּישַׁדָּ֑י‛ammîyshadday · AmmishaddaiH5996

Cross-references for Numbers 1:12

• Numbers 2:25The tribe of Dan must be on the north side of the Tent. They must have their flag with them and they must live in groups. The leader of the tribe of Dan is Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
• Numbers 7:66On day 10, Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan brought his gift.
• Numbers 10:25Then the flag of the camp of the tribe of Dan started to travel last, with all their armies. They could keep the Israelites safe if an enemy attacked them from behind them. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over all their armies.

Commentaries on Numbers 1:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-16Verses 5-16 The princes of the tribes, selected Numbers 1:4 under divine direction, were for the most part the same persons as those chosen a few months previously at the counsel of Jethro Exodus 18:21-26. Nahshon, prince of Judah, is mentioned in Exodus 6:23, and Elishama, in 1 Chronicles 7:26-27. The peers of men like these were no doubt entitled, among their fellows, to the epithet “renowned,” Numbers 1:16.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-16those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army: This registration gathered more information than the earlier census (compare Exodus 38:26). These are the names of the men who are to assist you: Hebrew culture was tribal, centered around clans and families. They easily identified the tribal leaders, who appear again as a group in Numbers 7. Moses and Aaron did not include the tribe of Levi in this…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-164-16. with you there shall be a man of every tribe, &c.--The social condition of the Israelites in the wilderness bore a close resemblance to that of the nomad tribes of the East in the present day. The head of the tribe was a hereditary dignity, vested in the oldest son or some other to whom the right of primogeniture was transferred, and under whom were other inferior heads, also hereditary, among the different branches of the tribe. The Israelites…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 1:12

• Ahiezer
• Ammishaddai
• Government
• Israel

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Commentaries on Numbers 1

• 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