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Contemporary English Version

Numbers 2:14

On the other side will be the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph son of Deuel as the leader of its 45,650 troops.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Deuel;   Eliasaph;   Gad;   Reuel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Gad, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Gad;   Reuel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliasaph;   Gad (1);   Reuben;   Reuel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Deuel;   Reuel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Deuel;   Eliasaph;   Moses;   Reuel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captain;   Deuel ;   Eliasaph ;   Reuel ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - De'uel,;   Eli'asaph;   Reu'el;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Deuel;   Eliasaph;   Gad (1);   Moses;   Reuel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Breastplate of the High Priest;   Hafṭarah;   Moses;   Parable;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Elyasaf the son of Re`u'el.
King James Version
Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Lexham English Bible
For the tribe of Gad: the leader of the descendants of Gad will be Eliasaph son of Reuel.
New Century Version
Next is the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
New English Translation
Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
Amplified Bible
"Then [completing the south side] the tribe of Gad; and Eliasaph the son of Reuel (Deuel) shall lead the sons of Gad,
New American Standard Bible
"Then follows the tribe of Gad; and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the tribe of Gad, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Gad shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Deuel:
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
And [with them shall be] the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel;
Easy-to-Read Version
"The tribe of Gad will also camp next to the tribe of Reuben. The leader of the tribe of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
English Standard Version
Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,
George Lamsa Translation
Then shall encamp the tribe of Gad; and the chief of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
Literal Translation
And the tribe of Gad: the ruler of the sons of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The trybe of Gad also, their captayne Eliasaph ye sonne of Deguel:
American Standard Version
And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Bible in Basic English
Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the tribe of Gad also, and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Gad, shalbe Eliasaph the sonne of Duel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,
King James Version (1611)
Then the tribe of Gad: and the captaine of the sonnes of Gad shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Revelation
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they that encamp next to them shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.
English Revised Version
and the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Berean Standard Bible
Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Eliasaph, sone of Duel, was prince in the lynage of Gad; and al the oost of his fiyteris,
Young's Literal Translation
And the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Reuel;
Update Bible Version
And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
World English Bible
"The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
New King James Version
"Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel." Numbers 1:14 and Numbers 7:42">[fn]
New Living Translation
Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel 45,650
New Life Bible
The family of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
New Revised Standard
Then the tribe of Gad: The leader of the Gadites shall be Eliasaph son of Reuel,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then the tribe of Gad, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Reuel;
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the tribe of Gad the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.
Revised Standard Version
Then the tribe of Gad, the leader of the people of Gad being Eli'asaph the son of Reu'el,
THE MESSAGE
And the tribe of Gad is next to them, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel. His troops number 45,650.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,

Contextual Overview

3Judah and the tribes that march with it must set up camp on the east side of the sacred tent, under their own banner. The 74,600 troops of the tribe of Judah will be arranged by divisions and led by Nahshon son of Amminadab. 5On one side of Judah will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel son of Zuar as the leader of its 54,400 troops. 7On the other side will be the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab son of Helon as the leader of its 57,400 troops. 9 These 186,400 troops will march into battle first. 10Reuben and the tribes that march with it must set up camp on the south side of the sacred tent, under their own banner. The 46,500 troops of the tribe of Reuben will be arranged by divisions and led by Elizur son of Shedeur. 12On one side of Reuben will be the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai as the leader of its 59,300 troops. 14On the other side will be the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph son of Deuel as the leader of its 45,650 troops. 16 These 151,450 troops will march into battle second. 17 Marching behind Reuben will be the Levites, arranged in groups, just as they are camped. They will carry the sacred tent and their own banners. 18Ephraim 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Eliasaph: Numbers 1:14, Numbers 7:42, Numbers 7:47, Numbers 10:20, Son of Deuel

Reciprocal: Numbers 1:24 - General Numbers 26:15 - Zephon Numbers 26:18 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 15:18
At that time the Lord made an agreement with Abram and told him: I will give your descendants the land east of the Shihor River on the border of Egypt as far as the Euphrates River.
Deuteronomy 1:7
Leave this place and go into the land that belongs to the Amorites and their neighbors the Canaanites. This land includes the Jordan River valley, the hill country, the western foothills, the Southern Desert, the Mediterranean seacoast, the Lebanon Mountains, and all the territory as far as the Euphrates River.
Deuteronomy 11:24
You will capture the land everywhere you go, from the Southern Desert to the Lebanon Mountains, and from the Euphrates River west to the Mediterranean Sea.
Daniel 10:4
Then, on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was standing on the banks of the great Tigris River,
Revelation 9:14
The voice spoke to this angel and said, "Release the four angels who are tied up beside the great Euphrates River."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the tribe of Gad,.... Who was placed on the other side of Reuben's standard, and according to the former direction he must be before, and Simeon behind; and Gad being the eldest son of Leah's handmaid Zilpah, is fitly placed under Leah's firstborn, and being the son of an handmaid, could not object to his situation:

and the captain of the sons of Gad [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Reuel: who is called Deuel, Numbers 1:14. The letters ר, "resh", and ד, "daleth", being similar, are sometimes put one for the other, of which there are other instances, as in Genesis 10:3, compared with 1 Chronicles 1:6.

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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