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Numbers 2:7 KJV
Numbers · chapter 2 · verse 7
Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.Numbers 2:7 · King James Version
Numbers 2:7 in context
5And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
7Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
8And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
9All 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ZebulunZᵉbûwlûwnZebulon, a son of JacobH2074 →
- captainnâsîyʼproperly, an exalted oneH5387 →
- tribemaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
- EliabʼĔlîyʼâbEliab, the name of six IsraelitesH446 →
- HelonChêlônChelon, an IsraeliteH2497 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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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