KJV King James Version
On the south side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben [shall be] Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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Numbers 2:10
On the south side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben [shall be] Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,
WEB World English Bible
“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
ASV American Standard Version
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The standard of the camp of Reuben is southward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur;
Surrounding context — Numbers 2
7 [Then] the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon [shall be] captain of the children of Zebulun.
8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah [were] an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
10 On the south side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben [shall be] Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred.
12 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.
13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
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דֶּ֣גֶלH1714 · de.gelstandardמַחֲנֵ֧הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampרְאוּבֵ֛ןH7205 · re.u.venReubenתֵּימָ֖נָהH8486 · te.mansouthלְצִבְאֹתָ֑םH6635 · tsa.vaarmyוְנָשִׂיא֙H5387 · na.sileaderלִבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childרְאוּבֵ֔ןH7205 · re.u.venReubenאֱלִיצ֖וּרH468 · e.li.tsurElizurבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃H7707 · she.de.urShedeur
Cross-references
Numbers 1:5And these [are] the names of the men that shall stand with you: of [the tribe of] Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.Numbers 7:35And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.Numbers 7:30On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, [did offer]:1 Chronicles 5:1Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.Genesis 49:3-4Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:Numbers 10:18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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