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Numbers 2:7

The family of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab the 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 Century Version
Next is the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is 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 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 Those who stay in their tents on the east side toward the sunrise will have the flag of Judah by their armies. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 4 The number of all his army is 74,600. 5 The family of Issachar will set up their tents next to Judah. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel the son of Zuar. 6 The number of his army is 54,400. 7 The family of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab the son of Helon. 8 The number of his army is 57,400. 9 The whole number among the tents of Judah is 186,400, by their armies. They will be first to move on. 10 "On the south side will be the tents of Reuben by their armies with their flags. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 The number of his army is 46,500. 12 The family of Simeon will set up their tents next to him. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel the 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 name of the third river is Tigris. It flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 2:15
Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work the ground and care for it.
Genesis 2:20
Adam gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field. But there was no helper found that was right for Adam.
Genesis 2:21
So the Lord God put the man to sleep as if he were dead. And while he was sleeping, He took one of the bones from his side and closed up the place with flesh.
Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to work the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 7:22
Every thing that had the breath of life and lived on dry land died.
Numbers 16:22
But they fell on their faces, and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with all the people?"
Numbers 27:16
"May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, choose a man to lead the people.
Job 4:19
How much more those who live in houses of clay, who build upon the dust, who are crushed like the moth!
Job 27:3
as long as life is in me, and the breath of God 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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