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Douay-Rheims Bible

Numbers 2:12

Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Shelumiel;   Simeon;   Zurishaddai;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Simeon, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Zurishaddai;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Reuben;   Shelumiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Shelumiel;   Shemuel;   Zurishaddai;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captain;   Shelumiel ;   Zurishaddai ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Shelu'mi-El;   Zurishad'da-I;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   Shelumiel;   Shemuel;   Simeon (1);   Zurishaddai;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Breastplate of the High Priest;   Zurishaddai;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Shim`on. The prince of the children of Shim`on shall be Shelumi'el the son of Tzurishaddai.
King James Version
And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Lexham English Bible
Those encamped next to him will be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon will be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
New Century Version
Next to them the tribe of Simeon will camp. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
New English Translation
Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
Amplified Bible
"Those who camp next to Reuben [on the south side] shall be the tribe of Simeon; and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai shall lead the sons of Simeon,
New American Standard Bible
"And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And by him shal the tribe of Simeon pitch, and the captaiue ouer the sonnes of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai:
Legacy Standard Bible
And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
Contemporary English Version
On one side of Reuben will be the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai as the leader of its 59,300 troops.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
Easy-to-Read Version
"The tribe of Simeon will camp next to the tribe of Reuben. The leader of the tribe of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
English Standard Version
And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
George Lamsa Translation
And those who encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the chief of the children of Simeon shall be Shelmuiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
Literal Translation
And those that encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the ruler of the sons of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Nexte vnto him shal the trybe of Simeon pitch, their captayne Selumiel ye sonne of Zuri Sadai:
American Standard Version
And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Bible in Basic English
And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And fast by hym shall the tribe of Simeon pitche, and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Simeon, shalbe Salumiel the sonne of Zuri Saddai.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
King James Version (1611)
And those which pitch by him, shall bee the tribe of Simeon, and the captaine of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they that encamp next to him shall be of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon shall be Salamiel the son of Surisadai.
English Revised Version
And those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai:
Berean Standard Bible
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Men of the lynage of Symeon settiden tentis bisidis hym, of whiche the prince was Salamyhel, the sone of Surisaddai; and al the oost of hise fiyteris,
Young's Literal Translation
And those encamping by him [are of] the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
Update Bible Version
And those that encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Webster's Bible Translation
And those who pitch by him [shall be] the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon [shall be] Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
World English Bible
"Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
New King James Version
"Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai."
New Living Translation
Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai 59,300
New Life Bible
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.
New Revised Standard
And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the Simeonites shall be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon, - even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
Revised Standard Version
And those to encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the leader of the people of Simeon being Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai,
THE MESSAGE
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. His troops number 59,300.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

Contextual Overview

3 On the east Juda shall pitch his tents by the bands of his army: and the prince of his sons; shall be Nahasson the son of Aminadab. 4 And the whole sum of the fighting men of his stock, were seventy-four thousand six hundred. 5 Next unto him they of the tribe of Issachar encamped, whose prince was Nathanael, the son of Suar. 6 And the whole number of his fighting men were fifty-four thousand four hundred. 7 In the tribe of Zabulon the prince was Eliab the son of Helon. 8 And all the army of fighting men of his stock, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp of Juda, were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred: and they by their troops shall march first. 10 In the camp of the sons of Ruben, on the south side, the prince shall be Elisur the son of Sedeur: 11 And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred. 12 Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shelumiel: Numbers 1:6, Numbers 7:36, Numbers 7:41, Numbers 10:19

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:10 - Simeon Numbers 1:22 - General Numbers 26:14 - General

Cross-References

Exodus 28:20
In the fourth a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl. They shall be set in gold by their rows.
Exodus 39:13
In the fourth, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl, set and enclosed in gold by their rows.
Numbers 11:7
Now the manna was like coriander seed, of the colour of bdellium.
Job 28:16
It shall not be compared with the dyed colours of India, or with the most precious stone sardonyx, or the sapphire.
Ezekiel 28:13
Thou wast in the pleasures of the paradise of God: every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the jasper, the chrysolite, and the onyx, and the beryl, the sapphire, and the carbuncle, and the emerald: gold the work of thy beauty: and thy pipes were prepared in the day that thou wast created.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And those which pitch by him [shall be] the tribe of Simeon,.... Under his standard, and on one side of it; Reuben and Simeon being brothers by the mother as well as the father's side, might well be thought to agree together; and Reuben being the eldest brother, and the eldest of all Jacob's sons, Simeon would not grudge to pitch under him:

and the captain of the children of Simeon [shall be] Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; of whom see Numbers 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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