Numbers 34:27

Numbers 34:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
• New International Version (NIV)Ahihud son of Shelomi, the leader from the tribe of Asher;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
• New King James Version (NKJV)a leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi;

Context of Numbers 34:27

25Then there will be Elizaphan the son of Parnach from the tribe of Zebulun. 26Paltiel the son of Azzan from the tribe of Issachar. Ahihud the son of Shelomi from the tribe of Asher. 28Pedahel the son of Ammihud from the tribe of Naphtali.’ 29Those were the men that the Lord chose to decide about the land for the Israelite families.

Numbers 34:27 word by word

וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־אָשֵׁ֖ר נָשִׂ֑יא אֲחִיה֖וּד בֶּן־שְׁלֹמִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• Ahihudאֲחִיהוּד'ăchîyhûd · AhihudH282
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shelomiשְׁלֹמִיshelômîy · ShelomiH8015

Commentaries on Numbers 34:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-29Verses 16-29 Of the representatives now selected through Moses beforehand, who were all princes, i. e. heads of chief families, in their respective tribes (see Numbers 13:2), Caleb alone, of the tribe of Judah, is otherwise known to us (see Numbers 13:4 ff). The order in which the tribes are named is peculiar to this passage. If they be taken in pairs, Judah and Simeon, Benjamin and Dan, Manasseh and Ephraim, Zebulun and Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-29Verses 16-29 God here appoints men to divide the land to them. So sure must they feel of victory and success while God fought for them, that the persons are named who should be intrusted with the dividing of the land.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-28Caleb son of Jephunneh is the only tribal leader mentioned elsewhere in Numbers (13:6, 30; 14:6–38). Most of the older generation had died during the wilderness period (Numbers 26:63–65). But the two faithful spies were still leading their people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2916-29. names of the men ... which shall divide the land--This appointment by the Lord before the Jordan tended not only to animate the Israelites faith in the certainty of the conquest, but to prevent all subsequent dispute and discontent, which might have been dangerous in presence of the natives. The nominees were ten princes for the nine and a half tribes, one of them being selected from the western section of Manasseh, and all subordinate to the great…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 34:27

• Ahihud
• Canaan
• Government
• Israel
• Shelomi

In the dictionaries

• Asher
• Ahihud
• Reach
• West
• Achior
• Genealogy
• Joshua (2)
• Numbers, Book of
• Parousia
• Shelomi

Commentaries on Numbers 34

• 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