Numbers 2:20

Numbers 2:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
• New International Version (NIV)The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.”

Context of Numbers 2:20

18“On the west side shall be the flag of the camp of Ephraim by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud, 19and his army, their numbered men: 40,500. Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, 21and his army, their numbered men, 32,200. 22Then follows the tribe of Benjamin; and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,

Numbers 2:20 word by word

וְעָלָ֖יו מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־פְּדָהצֽוּר׃Read the interlinear

• Nextעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• and the leaderנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Gamalielגַּמְלִיאֵלgamlîy'êl · GamalielH1583
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Pedahzurפְּדָהצוּרpedâhtsûr · PedahzurH6301

Cross-references for Numbers 2:20

• Numbers 1:10of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
• Numbers 7:54On the eighth day it was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh;
• Numbers 10:23and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur over the tribal army of the sons of Manasseh;

Commentaries on Numbers 2:20

• 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. 18-24The tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin followed the Tent of Meeting and the Levites.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 2:20

• Gamaliel
• Manasseh
• Pedahzur

In the dictionaries

• Manasseh
• Bethshemesh
• Camp
• Dispute
• Encamp
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Gamaliel
• Pedahzur
• 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