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Numbers 2:18

NumbersNum 2
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,
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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;  

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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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.
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.
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,
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Contextual Overview

3 Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the regimental encampment of Judah by companies. The leader of the people of Judah shall be Nahshon son of Amminadab, 4 with a company as enrolled of seventy-four thousand six hundred. 5 Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the Issacharites shall be Nethanel son of Zuar, 6 with a company as enrolled of fifty-four thousand four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: The leader of the Zebulunites shall be Eliab son of Helon, 8 with a company as enrolled of fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 9 The total enrollment of the camp of Judah, by companies, is one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. They shall set out first on the march. 10 On the south side shall be the regimental encampment of Reuben by companies. The leader of the Reubenites shall be Elizur son of Shedeur, 11 with a company as enrolled of forty-six thousand five hundred. 12 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the Simeonites shall be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
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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

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Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 2:7
then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 2:12
and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.
Genesis 2:13
The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Cush.
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate."
Ruth 3:1
Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you.
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord .
1 Corinthians 7:36
If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his fiancée, if his passions are strong, and so it has to be, let him marry as he wishes; it is no sin. Let them marry.
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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.)

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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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