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the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Numbers 10:22

Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Elishama;   Ephraim;   Israel;   Manasseh;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Ephraim, Tribe of;   Manasseh, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ammihud;   Elishama;   Numbers, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ammihud;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Pedahzur;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benjamin ;   Elishama ;   Numbers as Symbols;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Am'mihud;   Elish'ama;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ammihud;   Numbers, Book of;   Pagiel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benjamin;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The standard of the camp of the children of Efrayim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of `Ammihud.
King James Version
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Lexham English Bible
And the stand of the camp of the descendants of Ephraim set out according to their divisions; Elishama son of Ammihud was over its division.
New Century Version
Next came the divisions from the camp of Ephraim under their flag, and Elishama son of Ammihud was the commander.
New English Translation
And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud.
Amplified Bible
Next the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim moved out, according to their armies, with Elishama the son of Ammihud [commander] over its army,
New American Standard Bible
Next the flag of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, by their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the standerd of the hoste of the children of Ephraim went forward according to their armies, and ouer his bande was Elishama the sonne of Ammiud.
Legacy Standard Bible
Next the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, according to their armies, set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army,
Contemporary English Version
Ephraim and the tribes that camped alongside it marched next, carrying their banner. Elishama son of Ammihud was the leader of the Ephraim tribe,
Complete Jewish Bible
The banner of the camp of the descendants of Efrayim moved forward by companies; over his company was Elishama the son of ‘Ammihud.
Darby Translation
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts, and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud;
Easy-to-Read Version
Next came the three groups from Ephraim's camp. They traveled under their flag. The first group was the tribe of Ephraim. Elishama son of Ammihud was the commander of that group.
English Standard Version
And the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
George Lamsa Translation
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies; and over their host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Good News Translation
Next, those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Ephraim would start out, company by company, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
Christian Standard Bible®
Next the military divisions of the camp of Ephraim’s descendants with their banner set out, and Elishama son of Ammihud was over their divisions.
Literal Translation
And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim pulled up stakes , by their armies. And over its army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
After that wente the baner of the hoost of the children of Ephraim with their armies, and ouer their hoost was Elisama the sonne of Amihud.
American Standard Version
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the standerd of the hoast of the chyldren of Ephraim went foorth accordyng to their armies, whose captayne was Elisama the sonne of Ammiud.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
King James Version (1611)
And the standerd of the campe of the children of Ephraim set forward, according to their armies, and ouer his hoste was Elishama the sonne of Ammiud.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the order of the camp of Ephraim shall set forward with their forces; and over their forces was Elisama the son of Semiud.
English Revised Version
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Berean Standard Bible
Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their banner, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also the sones of Effraym, bi her cumpanyes, moueden tentis, in whos oost the prince was Elisama, the sone of Amyud.
Young's Literal Translation
And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elishama son of Ammihud.
Update Bible Version
And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim moved forward according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elishama the son of Ammihud.
World English Bible
The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
New King James Version
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
New Living Translation
Ephraim's troops went next, marching behind their banner. Their leader was Elishama son of Ammihud.
New Life Bible
Next the flag of the people of Ephraim left, by their armies. Ammihud's son Elishama was the head over this army.
New Revised Standard
Next the standard of the Ephraimite camp set out, company by company, and over the whole company was Elishama son of Ammihud.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then set forward the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim by their hosts, - and over his own host, was Elishama son of Ammihud;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their troops, in whose army the prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud.
Revised Standard Version
And the standard of the camp of the men of E'phraim set out by their companies; and over their host was Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud.
THE MESSAGE
The flag of the tribe of Ephraim moved out next, commanded by Elishama son of Ammihud. Gamaliel son of Pedahzur commanded the forces of the tribe of Manasseh; Abidan son of Gideoni commanded the forces of the tribe of Benjamin.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Next the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim, according to their armies, was set out, with Elishama the son of Ammihud over its army,

Contextual Overview

11 Now in the second year, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud was taken up from over the Tent of witness. 12 And the children of Israel went on their journey out of the waste land of Sinai; and the cloud came to rest in the waste land of Paran. 13 They went forward for the first time on their journey as the Lord had given orders by the hand of Moses. 14 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. 15 And at the head of the army of the children of Issachar was Nethanel, the son of Zuar. 16 And at the head of the army of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon. 17 Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward. 18 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. 19 And at the head of the army of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai. 20 At the head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the camp: Numbers 2:18-24, Numbers 26:23-41, Genesis 48:19, Psalms 80:1, Psalms 80:2

Elishama: Numbers 1:10, Numbers 7:48

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:20 - and he set Numbers 2:2 - shall pitch Numbers 2:24 - And Hosea 13:1 - exalted

Cross-References

Genesis 9:26
And he said, Praise to the Lord, the God of Shem; let Canaan be his servant.
Genesis 10:1
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters
Genesis 10:9
He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.
Genesis 10:17
And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,
Genesis 10:27
And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah
Numbers 23:7
And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.
2 Kings 15:19
In his day, Pul, the king of Assyria, came up against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that he might let him keep the kingdom.
Job 1:17
And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
Isaiah 11:11
And in that day the hand of the Lord will be stretched out the second time to get back the rest of his people, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the sea-lands.
Isaiah 21:2
A vision of fear comes before my eyes; the worker of deceit goes on in his false way, and the waster goes on making waste. Up! Elam; to the attack! Media; I have put an end to her sorrow.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies,.... Next followed the standard of the camp of Ephraim, under which were Manasseh and Benjamin,

Numbers 10:23;

and over his host [was] Elishama the son of Ammihud; over whom were the same captains, as in Numbers 2:18.


 
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