Numbers 10:20

Numbers 10:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And over the company of the tribe of the people of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)and the troops of the tribe of Gad, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel.

Context of Numbers 10:20

18The divisions of the camp of Reuben went next, under their standard. Elizur son of Shedeur was in command. 19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon, and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad. 21Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived. 22The divisions of the camp of Ephraim went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud was in command.

Numbers 10:20 word by word

וְעַל־צְבָ֖א מַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵי־גָ֑ד אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־דְּעוּאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And over the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• Eliasaphאֶלְיָסָף'elyâsâph · EliasaphH460
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Deuelדְּעוּאֵלde‛û'êl · DeuelH1845

Cross-references for Numbers 10:20

• Numbers 1:14from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
• Numbers 2:14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
• Numbers 7:42On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the people of Gad, brought his offering.

Commentaries on Numbers 10:20

• 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 10:20

• Deuel
• Eliasaph
• Israel
• Reuel

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Camp
• Concerning
• Depart
• Exodus
• Ordinance
• Set
• Sinai
• Agrapha
• Apocrypha

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