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the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Numbers 10:27

and Ahira the son of Enan was [commander] over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahira;   Enan;   Israel;   Naphtali;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Naphtali, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahira;   Numbers, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Asher;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahira;   Enan;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahira ;   Enan ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahi'ra;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahira;   Enan;   Numbers, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Over the host of the tribe of the children of Naftali was Achira the son of `Enan.
King James Version
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
Lexham English Bible
Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali.
New Century Version
Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
New English Translation
and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan.
New American Standard Bible
and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And ouer the bande of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira ye sonne of Enan.
Legacy Standard Bible
and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali.
Contemporary English Version
and Ahira son of Enan was the leader of the Naphtali tribe.
Complete Jewish Bible
Over the company of the descendants of Naftali was Achira the son of ‘Enan.
Darby Translation
and over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then came the tribe of Naphtali. Ahira son of Enan was the commander of that group.
English Standard Version
And over the company of the tribe of the people of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
George Lamsa Translation
And over the host of the tribe of Naphtali was Ahida the son of Enan.
Good News Translation
and Ahira son of Enan was in command of the tribe of Naphtali.
Christian Standard Bible®
and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali’s descendants.
Literal Translation
And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Ahira the sonne of Enan ouer the hoost of the trybe of the children of Nephthali.
American Standard Version
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
Bible in Basic English
And at the head of the army of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ouer the hoast of the tribe of the chyldren of Nephthali, was Ahira the sonne of Enan.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
King James Version (1611)
And ouer the hoste of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the sonne of Enan.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And over the forces of the tribe of the sons of Nephthali, was Achire the son of Ænan.
English Revised Version
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
Berean Standard Bible
and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in the lynage of the sones of Neptalym the prince was Haira, the sone of Henan.
Young's Literal Translation
And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali [is] Ahira son of Enan.
Update Bible Version
And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
Webster's Bible Translation
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali [was] Ahira the son of Enan.
World English Bible
Over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
New King James Version
And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
New Living Translation
and the troops of the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan.
New Life Bible
And Enan's son Ahira was the head of the men of Naphtali.
New Revised Standard
and over the company of the tribe of Naphtali was Ahira son of Enan.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in the tribe of the sons of Nephtali, the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.
Revised Standard Version
And over the host of the tribe of the men of Naph'tali was Ahi'ra the son of Enan.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Ahira the son of Enan over the tribal army of the sons of Naphtali.

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

Ahira: Numbers 1:15, Numbers 7:78

Reciprocal: Numbers 2:29 - Ahira

Cross-References

Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham according to their constituent groups, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.
Genesis 10:28
and Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali [was] Ahira the son of Enan. :-.


 
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