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Good News Translation

Numbers 10:14

and each time they moved, they were in the same order. Those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Judah started out first, company by company, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Israel;   Issachar;   Judah;   Naashon;   Nahshon;   Zebulun;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Issachar, the Tribe of;   Judah, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Zebulun, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Amminadab;   Army;   Camp;   Ensign;   Judah, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Army;   Encampment;   Issachar;   Judah;   Nahshon;   Numbers, the Book of;   Pentateuch;   Shiloh (1);   Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nahshon;   Numbers, Book of;   Pentateuch;   Standard;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Amminadab;   Moses;   Nahshon;   Numbers, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amminadab, Aminadab ;   Nahshon ;   Numbers as Symbols;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Amminadab;   Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Shi'loh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amminadab;   Forward;   Issachar;   Merari;   Numbers, Book of;   Pagiel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ashirah;   Micah;   Nahshon;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
In the first [place] the standard of the camp of the children of Yehudah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nachshon the son of `Amminadav.
King James Version
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Lexham English Bible
The standard of the camp of the descendants of Judah set out for the first time according to their divisions, with Nahshon son of Amminadab over its division.
New Century Version
The divisions from the camp of Judah moved first under their flag. Nahshon son of Amminadab was the commander.
New English Translation
The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Amplified Bible
The standard of the camp of the sons of Judah, according to their armies, moved out first, Nahshon the son of Amminadab was [commander] over its army,
New American Standard Bible
The flag of the camp of the sons of Judah, by their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army,
Geneva Bible (1587)
In the first place went the standerd of the hoste of the children of Iudah, according to their armies: and Nahshon the sonne of Amminabad was ouer his band.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah, according to their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army,
Contemporary English Version
Judah and the tribes that camped alongside it marched out first, carrying their banner. Nahshon son of Amminadab was the leader of the Judah tribe,
Complete Jewish Bible
In the lead was the banner of the camp of the descendants of Y'hudah, whose companies moved forward; over his company was Nachshon the son of ‘Amminadav.
Darby Translation
The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward first according to their hosts, and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
Easy-to-Read Version
The three divisions from Judah's camp went first. They traveled under their flag. The first group was the tribe of Judah. Nahshon son of Amminadab was the commander of that group.
English Standard Version
The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies, and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
George Lamsa Translation
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies; and over their host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Christian Standard Bible®
The military divisions of the camp of Judah’s descendants with their banner set out first, and Nahshon son of Amminadab was over their divisions.
Literal Translation
And in the front, the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah pulled up stakes , by their armies. And over its army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Namely, the baner of the hoost of Iuda wente forth first with their armies, and ouer their hoost was Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab.
American Standard Version
And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Bible in Basic English
First the flag of the children of Judah went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the first place went the standerde of the hoast of the children of Iuda accordyng to their armies: whose captayne was Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
King James Version (1611)
In the first place went the standerd of the campe of the children of Iudah, according to their armies, and ouer his hoste was Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they first set in motion the order of the camp of the children of Juda with their host; and over their host was Naasson, son of Aminadab.
English Revised Version
And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Berean Standard Bible
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their banner, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
bi the Lordis comaundement maad in the hond of Moises.
Young's Literal Translation
And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah journeyeth in the first [place], by their hosts, and over its host [is] Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Update Bible Version
And in the first [place] the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Webster's Bible Translation
In the first [place] went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host [was] Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
World English Bible
In the first [place] the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
New King James Version
The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set out first according to their armies; over their army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
New Living Translation
Judah's troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
New Life Bible
The flag of the people of Judah left first, by their armies. Amminadab's son Nahshon was the head of their army.
New Revised Standard
The standard of the camp of Judah set out first, company by company, and over the whole company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward first, by their hosts, and over his own host, was Nahshon, son of Amminadab;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Juda by their troops: whose prince was Nahasson the son of Aminadab.
Revised Standard Version
The standard of the camp of the men of Judah set out first by their companies; and over their host was Nahshon the son of Ammin'adab.
THE MESSAGE
The flag of the camp of Judah led the way, rank after rank under the command of Nahshon son of Amminadab. Nethanel son of Zuar commanded the forces of the tribe of Issachar, and Eliab son of Helon commanded the forces of the tribe of Zebulun. As soon as The Dwelling was taken down, the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, carrying The Dwelling.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The standard of the camp of the sons of Judah, according to their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army,

Contextual Overview

11 On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year after the people left Egypt, the cloud over the Tent of the Lord 's presence lifted, 12 and the Israelites started on their journey out of the Sinai Desert. The cloud came to rest in the wilderness of Paran. 13 They began to march at the command of the Lord through Moses, 14 and each time they moved, they were in the same order. Those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Judah started out first, company by company, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command. 15 Nethanel son of Zuar was in command of the tribe of Issachar, 16 and Eliab son of Helon was in command of the tribe of Zebulun. 17 Then the Tent would be taken down, and the clans of Gershon and Merari, who carried it, would start out. 18 Next, those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Reuben would start out, company by company, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command. 19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was in command of the tribe of Simeon, 20 and Eliasaph son of Deuel was in command of the tribe of Gad.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 2:3-9, Numbers 26:19-27, Genesis 49:8

the first place: The following is the order in which this vast company marched:

JUDAH Issachar, Zebulun, Gershonites, and Merarites, bearing the tabernacle. REUBEN Simeon, Gad, Kohathites, with the sanctuary. EPHRAIM Manasseh, Benjamin. DAN Asher, Naphtali.

Among other things, it should be remarked, that, according to a well-known rule of military tactics, the advanced, and rear-guards, were stronger then the centre.

Nahshon: Numbers 1:7, Numbers 7:12

Reciprocal: Numbers 1:4 - General Numbers 1:16 - the renowned Numbers 2:2 - shall pitch Numbers 2:9 - These shall Numbers 4:5 - And when Numbers 17:2 - all their princes 1 Chronicles 2:10 - Nahshon 1 Chronicles 27:3 - the chief Matthew 1:4 - Naasson Revelation 7:5 - tribe of Juda

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 2:23
The land along the Mediterranean coast had been settled by people from the island of Crete. They had destroyed the Avvim, the original inhabitants, and had taken over all their land as far south as the city of Gaza.)
1 Chronicles 1:12
Pathrus, Casluh, and of Crete (from whom the Philistines were descended).
Isaiah 11:11
When that day comes, the Lord will once again use his power and bring back home those of his people who are left in Assyria and Egypt, in the lands of Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, and Hamath, and in the coastlands and on the islands of the sea.
Jeremiah 44:1
The Lord spoke to me concerning all the Israelites living in Egypt, in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and in the southern part of the country.
Jeremiah 47:4
The time has come to destroy Philistia, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon all the help that remains. I, the Lord , will destroy the Philistines, all who came from the shores of Crete.
Amos 9:7
The Lord says, "People of Israel, I think as much of the people of Ethiopia as I do of you. I brought the Philistines from Crete and the Syrians from Kir, just as I brought you from Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In the first [place] went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah,.... Which tribe had the honour to go foremost and lead the van, the chief ruler, the Messiah being to come of it, as he did; who is King of Israel, and has gone forth at the head of them, fighting their battles for them:

according to their armies: having, besides the army of the tribe of Judah, the armies of the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun under his standard:

and over his host [was] Nahshon the son of Amminadab; he was captain general of the army of the tribe of Judah, as Nethaneel was over the host of the tribe of Issachar, Numbers 10:15; and Eliab over the host of the tribe of Zebulun, Numbers 10:16; the same commanders as were fixed at the time of settling the order of their encampment, Numbers 2:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

According to their armies - Compare Numbers 1:3. There were three tribal hosts in each camp; and each tribe had of course its subdivisions.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 10:14. The standard - of Judah — See this order of marching explained at large on Numbers 2:1-31. The following is the order in which this vast company proceeded in their march: -

JUDAH

Issachar

Zebulun

Gershonites, and

Merarites carrying the tabernacle.

REUBEN

Simeon

Gad

The Kohathites with the sanctuary.

EPHRAIM

Manasseh

Benjamin

DAN

Asher

Naphtali.


 
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