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Wycliffe Bible

Numbers 2:22

In the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn the prince was Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benjamin;   Gideoni;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Abidan;   Camp;   Ephraim, the Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abidan;   Benjamin;   Gideoni;   Manasseh (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abidan;   Gideoni;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abidan;   Gideoni;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abidan ;   Benjamin ;   Captain;   Gideoni ;   Manasseh ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abi'dan;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abidan;   Benjamin;   Gideoni;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Benjamin;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abidan;   Benjamin;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"The tribe of Binyamin: and the prince of the children of Binyamin shall be Avidan the son of Gid`oni.
King James Version
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Lexham English Bible
For the tribe of Benjamin: the leader of the descendants of Benjamin will be Abidan son of Gideoni.
New Century Version
Next is the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
New English Translation
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
Amplified Bible
"Then [completing the west side shall be] the tribe of Benjamin; and Abidan the son of Gideoni shall lead the sons of Benjamin,
New American Standard Bible
"Then follows the tribe of Benjamin; and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the tribe of Beniamin, and ye captaine ouer the sonnes of Beniamin shalbe Abidan the sonne of Gideoni:
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,
Contemporary English Version
On the other side will be the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan son of Gideoni as the leader of its 35,400 troops.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
And [with them shall be] the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;
Easy-to-Read Version
"The tribe of Benjamin will also camp next to Ephraim's family. The leader of the tribe of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
English Standard Version
Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,
George Lamsa Translation
Then shall encamp the tribe of Benjamin; and the chief of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni.
Literal Translation
And the tribe of Benjamin; the ruler of the sons of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The trybe of Ben Iamin also, their captayne Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni:
American Standard Version
And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Bible in Basic English
Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the tribe of Beniamin also: and the captayne ouer the sonnes of Beniamin, shalbe Abidan ye sonne of Gedeon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,
King James Version (1611)
Then the tribe of Beniamin: and the captaine of the sonnes of Beniamin, shall bee Abidan the sonne of Gideoni.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.
English Revised Version
and the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni:
Berean Standard Bible
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
Young's Literal Translation
And the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan son of Gideoni;
Update Bible Version
And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan the son of Gideoni.
World English Bible
"The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
New King James Version
"Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni."
New Living Translation
Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni 35,400
New Life Bible
The family of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan the son of Gideoni.
New Revised Standard
Then the tribe of Benjamin: The leader of the Benjaminites shall be Abidan son of Gideoni,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then the tribe of Benjamin, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.
Revised Standard Version
Then the tribe of Benjamin, the leader of the people of Benjamin being Abi'dan the son of Gideo'ni,
THE MESSAGE
And next to him is the camp of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni. His troops number 35,400.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,

Contextual Overview

3 At the est Judas schal sette tentis, bi the cumpenyes of his oost; and Naason, the sone of Amynadab, schal be prince of the sones of Juda; 4 and al the summe of fiyteris of his kynrede, foure and seuenty thousynde and sixe hundrid. 5 Men of the lynage of Ysachar settiden tentis bysydis hym, of whiche the prince was Nathanael, the sone of Suar; 6 and al the noumbre of hise fiyteris, foure and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid. 7 Eliab, the sone of Elon, was prince of the lynage of Zabulon; 8 al the oost of fiyteris of his kynrede, seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid. 9 Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Judas, weren an hundrid thousynde `foure scoore thousynde and sixe and foure hundrid; and thei schulen go out the firste bi her cumpanyes. 10 In the castels of the sones of Ruben, at the south coost, Elisur, the sone of Sedeur, schal be prince; and al the oost of hise fiyteris, 11 that weren noumbrid, sixe and fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid. 12 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,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Abidan: Numbers 1:11, Numbers 7:60, Numbers 7:65, Numbers 10:24

Reciprocal: Numbers 26:41 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
Forsothe the Lord God plauntide at the bigynnyng paradis of likyng, wherynne he settide man whom he hadde formed.
Genesis 2:9
And the Lord God brouyte forth of the erthe ech tre fair in siyt, and swete to ete; also he brouyte forth the tre of lijf in the middis of paradis, and the tre of kunnyng of good and of yuel.
Genesis 2:19
Therfor whanne alle lyuynge beestis of erthe, and alle the volatils of heuene weren formed of erthe, the Lord God brouyte tho to Adam, that he schulde se what he schulde clepe tho; for al thing that Adam clepide of lyuynge soule, thilke is the name therof.
Psalms 127:1
The `title of the hundrid and sixe and twentithe `salm. The song of greces of Salomon. `No but the Lord bilde the hous; thei that bilden it han trauelid in veyn. No but the Lord kepith the citee; he wakith in veyn that kepith it.
Proverbs 18:22
He that fyndith a good womman, fyndith a good thing; and of the Lord he schal drawe vp myrthe. He that puttith a wey a good womman, puttith awei a good thing; but he that holdith auowtresse, is a fool and vnwijs.
Proverbs 19:14
Housis and richessis ben youun of fadir and modir; but a prudent wijf is youun propirli of the Lord.
1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was first formed, aftirward Eue;
Hebrews 13:4
`Wedding is in alle thingis onourable, and bed vnwemmed; for God schal deme fornicatouris and auouteris.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the tribe of Benjamin,.... He was to pitch under the same standard of Ephraim, and the other side of it from that of Manasseh; the one being before, and the other behind, and the standard in the middle; :-;

and the captains of the sons of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan the son of Gideoni; of whom see Numbers 1:11.

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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