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Numbers 2:18

On the west side shalbe the standerd of the campe of Ephraim, accordyng to their armies, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Ephraim, shalbe Elisama the sonne of Amihud.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ammihud;   Armies;   Benjamin;   Elishama;   Ephraim;   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:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ephraim;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ammihud;   Banner;   Camp;   Ephraim, the Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ammihud;   Benjamin;   Elishama;   Manasseh (1);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammihud;   Elishama;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benjamin ;   Captain;   Elishama ;   Manasseh ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Am'mihud;   Elish'ama;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ammihud;   Ephraim (1);   Moses;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ammihud;   Breastplate of the High Priest;   Ephraim;   Gems;   Manasseh;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Efrayim according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Efrayim shall be Elishama the son of `Ammihud.
King James Version
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Lexham English Bible
"The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions will be to the west. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim will be Elishama son of Ammihud.
New Century Version
The divisions of the camp of Ephraim will be on the west side, where they will camp under their flag. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
New English Translation
"On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
Amplified Bible
"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their armies; and Elishama the son of Ammihud shall lead the sons of Ephraim,
New American Standard Bible
"On the west side shall be the flag of the camp of Ephraim by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The standerd of the campe of Ephraim shalbe toward the west according to their armies: and ye captaine ouer the sonnes of Ephraim shall be Elishama the sonne of Ammihud:
Legacy Standard Bible
"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud,
Contemporary English Version
Ephraim and the tribes that march with it must set up camp on the west side of the sacred tent, under their own banner. The 40,500 troops of the tribe of Ephraim will be arranged by divisions and led by Elishama son of Ammihud.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud;
Easy-to-Read Version
"The flag of the camp of Ephraim will be on the west side. The division of Ephraim will camp there. The leader of the tribe of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
English Standard Version
"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,
George Lamsa Translation
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies; and the chief of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
Ephraim’s military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud.
Literal Translation
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies; the ruler of the sons of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
On the West syde shall lye ye pauylions & baner of Ephraim wt their hoost: their captayne shalbe Elisama sonne of Amihud,
American Standard Version
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Bible in Basic English
On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,
King James Version (1611)
On the West side shall bee the standerd of the Campe of Ephraim, according to their armies: and the captaine of the sonnes of Ephraim, shall be Elishama the sonne of Ammihud.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The station of the camp of Ephraim shall be westward with their forces, and the head of the children of Ephraim shall be Elisama the son of Emiud.
English Revised Version
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Berean Standard Bible
On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their banner: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The castels of the sones of Effraym schulen be at the west coost, of whiche the prince was Elisama, the sone of Amyud;
Young's Literal Translation
The standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts, [is] westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim [is] Elishama son of Ammihud;
Update Bible Version
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Webster's Bible Translation
On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud.
World English Bible
"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
New King James Version
"On the west side shall be the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud."
New Living Translation
"The divisions of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
Tribe Leader Number
Ephraim Elishama son of Ammihud 40,500
New Life Bible
"On the west side will be the flag of the tents of Ephraim by their armies. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama the son of Ammihud.
New Revised Standard
On the west side shall be the regimental encampment of Ephraim by companies. The leader of the people of Ephraim shall be Elishama son of Ammihud,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards, - even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
Douay-Rheims Bible
On the west side shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud.
Revised Standard Version
"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of E'phraim by their companies, the leader of the people of E'phraim being Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud,
THE MESSAGE
To the west are the companies of the camp of Ephraim under its flag, led by Elishama son of Ammihud. His troops number 40,500.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud,

Contextual Overview

3 On the east side towarde the rising of the sunne, shall they of the standerd of the hoast of Iuda pitche, throughout their armies: And Nahesson the sonne of Aminadab, shalbe captayne of the sonnes of Iuda. 4 And his hoast & the number of them, threscore and fourteene thousande and sixe hundred. 5 Next vnto hym shall they that be of the tribe of Isachar pitch: and Nathanael the sonne of Zuar, shalbe captayne of the chyldren of Isachar. 6 His hoast and the number thereof, fiftie & foure thousand and foure hundred. 7 And then the tribe of Zabulon, and Eliab the sonne of Helon, shalbe captayne ouer the chyldren of Zabulon. 8 And his hoast & the number of them, fiftie and seuen thousand and foure hundred. 9 So that the whole number of the whole hoast of Iuda, are an hundred thousande, fourscore and sixe thousand, and foure hundred, throughout their armies: and these shall first moue. 10 On the southside shalbe the standerd of the hoast of Ruben, according to their armyes: and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Ruben, shalbe Elizur the sonne of Sedeur. 11 And his hoast & the number of them, fourtie and sixe thousand and fiue hundred. 12 And fast by hym shall the tribe of Simeon pitche, and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Simeon, shalbe Salumiel the sonne of Zuri Saddai.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

camp of Ephraim: Numbers 1:32, Numbers 10:22, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:14-20, Deuteronomy 33:17, Psalms 80:1, Psalms 80:2

Elishama: Numbers 1:10, Numbers 7:48, Numbers 7:53, Numbers 10:22, 1 Chronicles 7:26, 1 Chronicles 7:27

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:20 - and he set Numbers 26:37 - General 2 Kings 3:16 - Make this valley Ezekiel 1:10 - the face of an ox Hosea 13:1 - exalted

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God sawe euery thyng that he had made: and beholde, it was exceedyng good. And the euenyng & the mornyng were the sixth day.
Genesis 2:7
The Lorde God also dyd shape man, [euen] dust fro of the grounde, & breathed into his nosethrylles the breath of lyfe, and man was a lyuyng soule.
Genesis 2:9
Moreouer, out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree, that was fayre to syght, and pleasaunt to eate: The tree of lyfe in the myddest of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and euyll.
Genesis 2:11
The name of ye first is Pison, the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Hauilah, where there is golde:
Genesis 2:12
And the golde of the lande is very good. There is also Bdellium, and the Onix stone.
Genesis 2:13
The name of the seconde riuer is Gyhon: the same is it that compasseth the whole lande of Ethiopia.
Genesis 3:12
And Adam said: The woman whom thou gauest [to be] with me, she gaue me of the tree, and I dyd eate.
Ruth 3:1
Then Naomi her mother in lawe sayde vnto her: My daughter, shal I not seke rest for thee, yt thou mayest prosper?
Proverbs 18:22
Who so findeth a wyfe, findeth a good thing, and receaueth fauour of the Lorde.
1 Corinthians 7:36
But if any man thinke that it is vncomely for his virgin if she passe the time of mariage, and neede so require, let him do what he wyll, he sinneth not: let them be maryed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies,.... It was in the rear or behind, consisting of his tribe, and of the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, divided into several companies, and extended four miles, as the above Targum. The Jewish writers say l, that Joseph's stone is the onyx or sardonyx, and his flag was coloured very black, and on it were figured for the two princes, Ephraim and Manasseh, Egypt, because they were born in Egypt; and upon the flag of Ephraim was figured an ox, because of what is said in Deuteronomy 33:17; and on the flag of the tribe of Manasseh was figured an unicorn, because of what is said in the same place. Benjamin's stone was the jasper, and his flag was coloured like to twelve colours, and on it was figured a wolf, because of what is said

Genesis 49:27;

and the captain of the sons of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud; of whom see Numbers 1:10.

l Bemidbar Rabba, ut supra. (sect. 2. fol. 178. 2.)

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles:

Numbers 2:14

Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14.


 
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