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Good News Translation

Numbers 3:24

with Eliasaph son of Lael as chief of the clan.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Census;   Eliasaph;   Gershon;   Levites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Governor;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliasaph;   Lael;   Lemuel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Eliasaph;   Gershon;   Lael;   Levites;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Eliasaph;   Job;   Lael;   Moses;   Name, Names;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eliasaph ;   First-Begotten, First-Born,;   Gershon, Gershonites ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Lael ;   Levites ;   Merari, Merarites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Camp and encamp;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'asaph;   La'el;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;   Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Last Days at Sinai;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eliasaph;   Lael;   Moses;   Prince;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Chief;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershoni shall be Elyasaf the son of La'el.
King James Version
And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Lexham English Bible
and the leader of the family of the Gershonites is Eliasaph son of Lael.
New Century Version
The leader of the families of Gershon was Eliasaph son of Lael.
New English Translation
Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Amplified Bible
and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
New American Standard Bible
and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites: Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The captaine and auncient of the house of the Gershonites shalbe Eliasaph the sonne of Lael.
Legacy Standard Bible
and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Contemporary English Version
under the leadership of Eliasaph son of Lael.
Complete Jewish Bible
The chief of the Gershon clan was Elyasaf, the son of La'el.
Darby Translation
And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Easy-to-Read Version
The leader of the family groups of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
English Standard Version
with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites.
George Lamsa Translation
And the chief of the house of the fathers of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Eliab.
Christian Standard Bible®
and the leader of the Gershonite families was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Literal Translation
The ruler of the fathers' house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Let Eliasaph the sonne of Lael be their ruler.
American Standard Version
And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Bible in Basic English
The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The captayne and most auncient of the house of the Gersonites, shalbe Eliasaph the sonne of Lael.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites being Eliasaph the son of Lael,
King James Version (1611)
And the chiefe of the house of the father of the Gershonites, shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Lael.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson was Elisaph the son of Dael.
English Revised Version
And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Berean Standard Bible
and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
vndur the prince Eliasaph, the sone of Jahel.
Young's Literal Translation
And the prince of a father's house for the Gershonite [is] Eliasaph son of Lael.
Update Bible Version
And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael.
World English Bible
The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
New King James Version
And the leader of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
New Living Translation
The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael.
New Life Bible
The leader of the fathers' houses of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.
New Revised Standard
with Eliasaph son of Lael as head of the ancestral house of the Gershonites.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the prince of the ancestral house of the Gershonites, was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Under their prince Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Revised Standard Version
with Eli'asaph, the son of La'el as head of the fathers' house of the Gershonites.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the leader of the fathers' households of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Contextual Overview

14 In the Sinai Desert the Lord commanded Moses 15 to register the Levites by clans and families, enrolling every male a month old or older, 16 and Moses did so. 17Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, who were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei; Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. They were the ancestors of the families that bear their names. 21 The clan of Gershon was composed of the families of Libni and Shimei. 22 The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 7,500. 23 This clan was to camp on the west behind the Tent, 24 with Eliasaph son of Lael as chief of the clan. 25 They were responsible for the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the curtain for the entrance, 26 the curtains for the court which is around the Tent and the altar, and the curtain for the entrance of the court. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Lael: i.e. unto, by, because of God, [Strong's H3815]. Numbers 3:24

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:22 - General Numbers 4:44 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
"We may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden," the woman answered,
Genesis 3:8
That evening they heard the Lord God walking in the garden, and they hid from him among the trees.
Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called out to the man, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:16
And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him."
Genesis 3:17
And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you.
Genesis 3:18
It will produce weeds and thorns, and you will have to eat wild plants.
Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "Now these human beings have become like one of us and have knowledge of what is good and what is bad. They must not be allowed to take fruit from the tree that gives life, eat it, and live forever."
Exodus 25:2
"Tell the Israelites to make an offering to me. Receive whatever offerings anyone wishes to give.
Numbers 22:23
When the donkey saw the angel standing there holding a sword, it left the road and turned into the fields. Balaam beat the donkey and brought it back onto the road.
Joshua 5:13
While Joshua was near Jericho, he suddenly saw a man standing in front of him, holding a sword. Joshua went up to him and asked, "Are you one of our soldiers, or an enemy?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the chief of the house of the fathers of the Gershonites,.... Who had the chief authority over them, and the chief direction of them in what they were to do:

[shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael; but who he was, or of which family of the Gershonites, whether of the Libnites or Shimites, is not said here or elsewhere; nor do the Jewish writers, who affect to know every thing, pretend to tell us.


 
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