Numbers 1:9

Numbers 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
• New International Version (NIV)from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
• English Standard Version (ESV)from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;
• New King James Version (NKJV)from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

Context of Numbers 1:9

7Judah: Nahshon, the son of Amminadab. 8Issachar: Nethanel, the son of Zuar. Zebulun: Eliab, the son of Helon. 10Ephraim (Joseph's son): Elishama, the son of Ammihud. Manasseh (Joseph's son): Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. 11Benjamin: Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

Numbers 1:9 word by word

לִזְבוּלֻ֕ן אֱלִיאָ֖ב בֶּן־חֵלֹֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074
• Eliabאֱלִיאָב'ĕlîy'âb · EliabH446
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Helonחֵלֹןchêlôn · HelonH2497

Cross-references for Numbers 1:9

• Numbers 2:7The tribe of Zebulun will be on the other side of Judah's camp. The leader of the tribe of Zebulun is Eliab, the son of Helon.
• Numbers 7:24On day 3, Eliab, the son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun brought his gift.
• Numbers 10:16Eliab, the son of Helon, was over the army of the tribe of Zebulun.

Commentaries on Numbers 1:9

• 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 1:9

• Eliab
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• Helon
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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