Numbers 1 · Verse 5

Numbers 1:5

And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers 1:5, King James Version

Numbers 1:5 in other translations

BSBThese are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
WEBThese are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.
ASVAnd these are the names of the men that shall stand with you. Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.
YLT‘And these are the names of the men who stand with you: ‘For Reuben--Elizur son of Shedeur.
DARBYAnd these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: for Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
BBEThese are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;
WebsterAnd these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: Of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

What does Numbers 1:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 1:4-18

4-16. with you there shall be a man of every tribe, &c.--The social condition of the Israelites in the wilderness bore a close resemblance to that of the nomad tribes of the East in the present day. The head of the tribe was a hereditary dignity, vested in the oldest son or some other to whom the right of primogeniture was transferred, and under whom were other inferior heads, also hereditary, among the different…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 1:1-43

The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in thus increasing the seed of Jacob, that they might be the better trained for the wars and conquest of Canaan, and to ascertain their families in order to the division of the land. It is said of each tribe, that those were numbered who were able to go forth to war; they had wars before them, though now they met with no opposition. Let the believer be prepared to…

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Numbers 1:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehand theseH428
שְׁמ֣וֹתshe.Mot[are] [the] names ofH8034
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
יַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.Duthey will standH5975
אִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.Khemwith youH854
לִרְאוּבֵ֕ןlir.'u.Venfor ReubenH7205
אֱלִיצ֖וּר'e.li.TzurElizurH468
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
שְׁדֵיאֽוּר\׃she.dei.'UrShedeurH7707

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 1:5

  • Numbers 7:30

    On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer:

  • Genesis 30:5-20

    And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. …

  • Genesis 29:32-35

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

  • Genesis 46:8-24

    And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. …

  • Revelation 7:4-8

    And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. …

  • Numbers 10:18

    And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

  • Exodus 1:2-5

    Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 33:1-29

    And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. …

  • Genesis 49:1-33

    And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. …

  • Genesis 35:17-26

    And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin. And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth–lehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day. …

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Elizur.
2:10; 7:30; 10:18; Ge 29:32-35; 30:5-20; 35:17-26; 46:8-24; 49:1-33
Ex 1:2-5; De 33:1-29; Re 7:4-8

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Context

  • Numbers 1:4

    And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

  • Numbers 1:5

    And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

  • Numbers 1:6

    Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Numbers 1:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y estos son los nombres de los varones que estarán con vosotros: De la tribu de Rubén, Elisur hijo de Sedeur.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ce sont ici les noms des hommes qui se tiendront avec vous: pour Ruben, Élitsur, fils de Shedéur;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und dies sind die Namen der Männer, die euch beistehen sollen: für Ruben: Elizur, der Sohn Schedeurs;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quorum ista sunt nomina: de Ruben, Elisur, filius Sedeur;