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New Century Version

Numbers 2:7

Next is the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Eliab;   Helon;   Zebulun;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Zebulun, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jews, Judaism;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Eliab;   Helon;   Judah, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Eliab;   Judah;   Shiloh (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Helon;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captain;   Eliab ;   Helon ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Camp and encamp;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'ab;   He'lon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Captain;   Eliab;   Helon;   Zebulun;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Breastplate of the High Priest;   Color;   Eliab;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The tribe of Zevulun: and the prince of the children of Zevulun shall be Eli'av the son of Helon.
King James Version
Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
Lexham English Bible
For the tribe of Zebulun: the leader of the descendants of Zebulun will be Eliab son of Helon,
New English Translation
Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
Amplified Bible
"Then [also on the east side] the tribe of Zebulun; and Eliab the son of Helon shall lead the sons of Zebulun,
New American Standard Bible
"Then follows the tribe of Zebulun; and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the sonne of Helon, captaine ouer the sonnes of Zebulun:
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,
Contemporary English Version
On the other side will be the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab son of Helon as the leader of its 57,400 troops.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
[With them shall be] the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon;
Easy-to-Read Version
"The tribe of Zebulun will also camp next to the tribe of Judah. The leader of the tribe of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
English Standard Version
Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,
George Lamsa Translation
Then shall encamp the tribe of Zebulun; and Eliab the son of Helen shall be chief of the children of Zebulun.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon.
Literal Translation
And the tribe of Zebulun; the ruler of the sons of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The trybe of Zabulon also, their captayne Eliab the sonne of Helon:
American Standard Version
And the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
Bible in Basic English
After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And then the tribe of Zabulon, and Eliab the sonne of Helon, shalbe captayne ouer the chyldren of Zabulon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,
King James Version (1611)
Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the sonne of Helon, shalbe captaine of the children of Zebulun.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Zabulon, and the prince of the sons of Zabulon shall be Eliab the son of Chaelon.
English Revised Version
and the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon:
Berean Standard Bible
Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Eliab, the sone of Elon, was prince of the lynage of Zabulon;
Young's Literal Translation
The tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon;
Update Bible Version
[And] the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
Webster's Bible Translation
[Then] the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon [shall be] captain of the children of Zebulun.
World English Bible
The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
New King James Version
"Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun."
New Living Translation
Zebulun Eliab son of Helon 57,400
New Life Bible
The family of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab the son of Helon.
New Revised Standard
Then the tribe of Zebulun: The leader of the Zebulunites shall be Eliab son of Helon,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the tribe of Zabulon the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.
Revised Standard Version
Then the tribe of Zeb'ulun, the leader of the people of Zeb'ulun being Eli'ab the son of Helon,
THE MESSAGE
And the tribe of Zebulun is next to them, led by Eliab son of Helon. His troops number 57,400.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,

Contextual Overview

3 The camp of Judah will be on the east side, where the sun rises, and they will camp by divisions there under their flag. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. 4 There are 74,600 men in his division. 5 Next to them the tribe of Issachar will camp. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. 6 There are 54,400 men in his division. 7 Next is the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. 8 There are 57,400 men in his division. 9 There are a total of 186,400 men in the camps of Judah and its neighbors, in all their divisions. They will be the first to march out of camp. 10 The divisions of the camp of Reuben will be on the south side, where they will camp under their flag. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. 11 There are 46,500 men in his division. 12 Next to them the tribe of Simeon will camp. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:9, Numbers 1:30, Numbers 1:31, Numbers 7:24, Numbers 7:29, Numbers 10:16

Reciprocal: Numbers 26:27 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 2:14
The third river, named Tigris, flows out of Assyria toward the east. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 2:15
The Lord God put the man in the garden of Eden to care for it and work it.
Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all the tame animals, to the birds in the sky, and to all the wild animals. But Adam did not find a helper that was right for him.
Genesis 2:21
So the Lord God caused the man to sleep very deeply, and while he was asleep, God removed one of the man's ribs. Then God closed up the man's skin at the place where he took the rib.
Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God forced Adam out of the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 7:22
So everything on dry land that had the breath of life in it died.
Numbers 16:22
But Moses and Aaron bowed facedown and cried out, "God, you are the God over the spirits of all people. Please don't be angry with this whole group. Only one man has really sinned."
Numbers 27:16
"The Lord is the God of the spirits of all people. May he choose a leader for these people,
Job 4:19
So he puts even more blame on people who live in clay houses, whose foundations are made of dust, who can be crushed like a moth.
Job 27:3
as long as I am alive and God's breath of life is in my nose,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[Then] the tribe of Zebulun,.... He pitched next; though the order of their encampment was not, as it may seem, first Judah, after him Issachar, and below him Zebulun; for Judah lay between these two, the one before him, and the other behind him; and it was Issachar that was behind, and Zebulun before, as Aben Ezra observes; they were pitched on each side of the standard of Judah, one on one side, and the other on the other side:

and Eliab, the son of Helon, [shall be], captain of the children of Zebulun; see Numbers 1:9; each tribe had its own captain; nor does it appear that there was a general over those captains, that had the command of the camp, consisting of three tribes, but Moses was the generalissimo of all the camps.

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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