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Numbers 2:12 KJV
Numbers · chapter 2 · verse 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.Numbers 2:12 · King James Version
Numbers 2:12 in context
10On 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.
11And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
12And 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.
13And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
14Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShelumielShᵉlumîyʼêlShelumiel, an IsraeliteH8017 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- captainnâsîyʼproperly, an exalted oneH5387 →
- SimeonShimʻôwnShimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from himH8095 →
- pitchchânâhproperly, to inclineH2583 →
- tribemaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
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We have here the particular distribution of the twelve tribes into four squadrons, three tribes in a squadron, one of which was to lead the other two. Observe, 1. God himself appointed them their place, to prevent strife and envy among them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-34