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New King James Version

Numbers 10:18

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Elizur;   Israel;   Reubenites;   Shedeur;   Simeon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Gad, the Tribe of;   Reuben, the Tribe of;   Simeon, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Merari;   Numbers, the Book of;   Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Numbers, Book of;   Pentateuch;   Shedeur;   Standard;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Elizur;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Shedeur;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elizur ;   Numbers as Symbols;   Shedeur ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'zur,;   Shed'eur;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elizur;   Merari;   Numbers, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The standard of the camp of Re'uven set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elitzur the son of Shede'ur.
King James Version
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Lexham English Bible
And the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions; Elizur son of Shedeur was over their division.
New Century Version
Then came the divisions from the camp of Reuben under their flag, and Elizur son of Shedeur was the commander.
New English Translation
The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur.
Amplified Bible
Next the standard of the camp of the sons of Reuben, according to their armies, moved out, with Elizur the son of Shedeur [commander] over its army,
New American Standard Bible
Next the flag of the camp of Reuben, by their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army,
Geneva Bible (1587)
After, departed the standerd of the hoste of Reuben, according to their armies, and ouer his band was Elizur the sonne of Shedeur.
Legacy Standard Bible
Next the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army,
Contemporary English Version
Reuben and the tribes that camped alongside it marched out second, carrying their banner. Elizur son of Shedeur was the leader of the Reuben tribe,
Complete Jewish Bible
Next, the banner of the camp of Re'uven moved forward by companies; over his company was Elitzur the son of Sh'de'ur.
Darby Translation
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts, and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur;
Easy-to-Read Version
Then came the three divisions from Reuben's camp. They traveled under their flag. The first group was the tribe of Reuben. Elizur son of Shedeur was the commander of that group.
English Standard Version
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies, and over their company was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
George Lamsa Translation
And then the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies; and over their host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Good News Translation
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.
Christian Standard Bible®
The military divisions of the camp of Reuben with their banner set out, and Elizur son of Shedeur was over their divisions.
Literal Translation
And the standard of the camp of Reuben pulled up stakes , by their armies. And over its army was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
After that wente the baner of the hoost of Ruben with their armies, and ouer their hoost was Elizur the sonne of Sedeur.
American Standard Version
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Bible in Basic English
Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the hoast of Ruben went foorth with their standerd and armies, whose captaine was Elizur ye sonne of Sedeur.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
King James Version (1611)
And the standerd of the campe of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and ouer his hoste was Elizur the sonne of Shedeur.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the order of the camp of Ruben set forward with their host; and over their host was Elisur the son of Sediur.
English Revised Version
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their banner, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Ruben yeden forth bi her cumpenyes and ordre, of whiche the prince was Helisur, the sone of Sedeur.
Young's Literal Translation
And the standard of the camp of Reuben hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elizur son of Shedeur.
Update Bible Version
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the standard of the camp of Reuben moved forward according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur.
World English Bible
The standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
New Living Translation
Reuben's troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elizur son of Shedeur.
New Life Bible
Next the flag of the people of Reuben left, by their armies. Shedeur's son Elizur was the head over this army.
New Revised Standard
Next the standard of the camp of Reuben set out, company by company; and over the whole company was Elizur son of Shedeur.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then set forward the standard of the camp of Reuben, by their hosts, - and over his own host, Elizur, son of Shedeur;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Ruben also marched, by their troops and ranks, whose prince was Helisur the son of Sedeur.
Revised Standard Version
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies; and over their host was Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur.
THE MESSAGE
The flag of the camp of Reuben was next with Elizur son of Shedeur in command. Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai commanded the forces of the tribe of Simeon; Eliasaph son of Deuel commanded the forces of the tribe of Gad. Then the Kohathites left, carrying the holy things. By the time they arrived The Dwelling would be set up.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Next the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies, set out with Elizur the son of Shedeur, over its army,

Contextual Overview

11 Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. 12 And the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai on their journeys; then the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran. 13 So they started out for the first time according to the command of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 14 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. 15 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle. 18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the camp: Numbers 2:10-16, Numbers 26:5-18

Elizur: Numbers 1:5, Numbers 7:35

Reciprocal: Numbers 2:2 - shall pitch Numbers 2:16 - they shall

Cross-References

Genesis 10:16
the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
Genesis 10:17
the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite;
Numbers 34:8
from Mount Hor you shall mark out your border to the entrance of Hamath; then the direction of the border shall be toward Zedad;
Joshua 18:22
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
2 Samuel 8:9
When Toi 1 Chronicles 18:9">[fn] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
2 Kings 17:24
Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities.
2 Kings 17:30
The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
2 Chronicles 13:4
Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, and said, "Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:
Isaiah 10:9
Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
Ezekiel 27:8
"Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen; Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you; They became your pilots.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies,.... Next proceeded the standard of Reuben, having under it the tribes of Simeon and Gad, Numbers 10:19; as "Reuben" signifies, "behold the son", and he had the tabernacle borne before him and the holy things behind him, which way soever this camp looked, it had in view what was a type of Christ the Son of God, the object of faith, the ark.

and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur; over which respective armies were the same captains as in Numbers 2:10;


 
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