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Numbers 10:16

and Eliab the son of Helon was [commander] over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Eliab;   Helon;   Israel;   Zebulun;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Zebulun, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliab;   Numbers, the Book of;   Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Numbers, Book of;   Pentateuch;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Helon;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eliab ;   Numbers as Symbols;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'ab;   He'lon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eliab;   Helon;   Numbers, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eliab;   Zebulun;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Over the host of the tribe of the children of Zevulun was Eli'av the son of Helon.
King James Version
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
Lexham English Bible
Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Zebulun.
New Century Version
Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
New English Translation
and over the company of the tribe of the Zebulunites was Elion son of Helon.
New American Standard Bible
and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And ouer the band of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the sonne of Helon.
Legacy Standard Bible
and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.
Contemporary English Version
and Eliab son of Helon was the leader of the Zebulun tribe.
Complete Jewish Bible
Over the company of the descendants of Z'vulun was Eli'av the son of Helon.
Darby Translation
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
Easy-to-Read Version
And then came the tribe of Zebulun. Eliab son of Helon was the commander of that group.
English Standard Version
And over the company of the tribe of the people of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
George Lamsa Translation
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
Good News Translation
and Eliab son of Helon was in command of the tribe of Zebulun.
Christian Standard Bible®
and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun’s descendants.
Literal Translation
And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Zabulon was Eliab the sonne of Elon.
American Standard Version
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
Bible in Basic English
And at the head of the army of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ouer the hoast of the tribe of the chyldren of Zabulon, was Eliab the sonne of Helon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
King James Version (1611)
And ouer the hoste of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, was Eliab the sonne of Helon.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zabulon, was Eliab the son of Chaelon.
English Revised Version
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
Berean Standard Bible
and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the lynage of Sabulon the prince was Heliab, the sone of Helon.
Young's Literal Translation
And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon;
Update Bible Version
And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
Webster's Bible Translation
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun [was] Eliab the son of Helon.
World English Bible
Over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
New King James Version
And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
New Living Translation
and the troops of the tribe of Zebulun, led by Eliab son of Helon.
New Life Bible
And Helon's son Eliab was the head of the men of Zebulun.
New Revised Standard
and over the company of the tribe of Zebulun was Eliab son of Helon.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the tribe of Zabulon, the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.
Revised Standard Version
And over the host of the tribe of the men of Zeb'ulun was Eli'ab the son of Helon.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Eliab the son of Helon over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.

Contextual Overview

11On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year [since leaving Egypt], the cloud [of the Lord's presence] was lifted from over the tabernacle of the Testimony, 12and the Israelites set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud [of the LORD'S guiding presence] settled down in the Wilderness of Paran. 13So they moved out for the first time in accordance with the command of the LORD through Moses. 14The 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, 15and Nethanel the son of Zuar was [commander] over the tribal army of the sons of Issachar; 16and Eliab the son of Helon was [commander] over the tribal army of the sons of Zebulun.17Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, moved out. 18Next 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, 19and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai was [commander] over the tribal army of the sons of Simeon, 20and Eliasaph the son of Deuel was [commander] over the tribal army of the sons of Gad.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:9, Numbers 7:24

Reciprocal: Numbers 2:7 - General

Cross-References

Judges 1:21
But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
2 Samuel 24:18
Then Gad [the prophet] came to David that day and said to him, "Go up, set up an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite [where you saw the angel]."
Zechariah 9:7
I will take the blood from their mouths And their detestable things from between their teeth [those repulsive, idolatrous sacrifices eaten with the blood]. Then they too will be a remnant for our God, And be like a clan in Judah, And Ekron will be like one of the Jebusites.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun [was] Eliab the son of Helon. :-.


 
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