Numbers 10 · Verse 14

Numbers 10:14

In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 10:14, King James Version

Numbers 10:14 in other translations

BSBFirst, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
WEBFirst, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.
ASVAnd in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
YLTAnd the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah journeyeth in the first place, by their hosts, and over its host is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
DARBYThe standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward first according to their hosts, and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
BBEFirst the flag of the children of Judah went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
WebsterIn the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

What does Numbers 10:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 10:13-27

13-27. the children of Israel took their journey ... by the hand of Moses--It is probable that Moses, on the breaking up of the encampment, stationed himself on some eminence to see the ranks defile in order through the embouchure of the mountains. The marching order is described (Nu 2:1-34); but, as the vast horde is represented here in actual migration, let us notice the extraordinary care that was taken for…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The standard - of Judah - See this order of marching explained at large on Numbers 2 (note). The following is the order in which this vast company proceeded in their march: - Judah Issachar Zebulun Gershonites, and Merarites carrying the tabernacle. Reuben Simeon Gad The Kohathites with the sanctuary. Ephraim Manasseh Benjamin Dan Asher Naphtali.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 10:11-28

After the Israelites had continued nearly a year at mount Sinai, and all was settled respecting their future worship, they began their march to Canaan. True religion begins with the knowledge of the holy law of God, and humiliation for sin, but we must go on towards perfection, in acquaintance with Christ and his gospel, and those effectual encouragements, motives, and assistances to holiness, which it proposes…

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Numbers 10:14 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.

וַיִּסַּ֞עvai.yi.Sa'and it set outH5265
דֶּ֣גֶלDe.gel[the] standard ofH1714
מַחֲנֵ֧הma.cha.Neh[the] camp ofH4264
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֖הba.ri.sho.Nahat the firstH7223
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םle.tziv.'o.Tamto military groups theirH6635
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and [was] overH5921
צְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'Omilitary group itsH6635
נַחְשׁ֖וֹןnach.ShonNahshonH5177
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַמִּינָדָֽב\׃'a.mi.na.DavAmminadabH5992

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Cross references for Numbers 10:14

  • Numbers 2:3-9

    And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. And 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. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. …

  • Numbers 1:7

    Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  • Genesis 49:8

    Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

  • Numbers 26:19-27

    The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred. …

  • Numbers 7:12

    And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the first place.The following is the order in which this vast company marched: Judah:----Issachar, Zebulun, Gershonites, and Merarites, bearing the tabernacle. Reuben:---Simeon, Gad, Kohathites, with the sanctuary. Ephraim:--Manasseh, Benjamin. Dan:------Asher, Naphtali. Among other things, it should be remarked, that, according to a well-known rule of military tactics, the advanced, and rear-guards, were stronger then the centre.
See
2:3-9; 26:19-27; Ge 49:8
Nahshon.
1:7; 7:12

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Context

  • Numbers 10:13

    And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

  • Numbers 10:14

    In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  • Numbers 10:15

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

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Numbers 10:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la bandera del campo de los hijos de Judá comenzó á marchar primero, por sus escuadrones: y Naasón, hijo de Aminadab, era sobre su ejército.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
La bannière du camp des fils de Juda partit la première, selon leurs armées; et son armée était sous Nakhshon, fils d’Amminadab;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Panier des Lagers der Kinder Juda brach zuerst auf nach ihren Heeren; und über sein Heer war Nachschon, der Sohn Amminadabs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Filii Juda per turmas suas: quorum princeps erat Nahasson filius Aminadab.