Numbers 2:14

Numbers 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel 45,650

Context of Numbers 2:14

12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 13His division numbers 59,300. The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel. 15His division numbers 45,650. 16All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.

Numbers 2:14 word by word

וְמַטֵּ֖ה גָּ֑ד וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י גָ֔ד אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־רְעוּאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• and the captainנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Eliasaphאֶלְיָסָף'elyâsâph · EliasaphH460
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Reuelרְעוּאֵלre‛û'êl · ReuelH7467

Cross-references for Numbers 2:14

• Numbers 1:14from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
• Numbers 7:42On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the people of Gad, brought his offering.
• Numbers 10:20and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

Commentaries on Numbers 2:14

• 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. 10-16The tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad camped on the south. They had 151,450 soldiers and marched second in line.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 2:14

• Deuel
• Eliasaph
• Gad
• Reuel

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Reuel
• Raguel, or Reuel
• Jethro, Reuel
• Bethshemesh
• Camp
• Dispute
• Encamp
• 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