Numbers 10 · Verse 25

Numbers 10:25

And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Numbers 10:25, King James Version

Numbers 10:25 in other translations

BSBFinally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
WEBThe standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their armies. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over his army.
ASVAnd the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
YLTAnd the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan hath journeyed (rearward to all the camps), by their hosts, and over its host is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
DARBYAnd the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, the rear-guard of all the camps according to their hosts, and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
BBEAnd the flag of the children of Dan, whose tents were moved last of all, went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
WebsterAnd the standard of the camp of the children of Dan moved forward, which was the rear-ward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

What does Numbers 10:25 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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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 10:25 in the original Hebrew

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וְנָסַ֗עve.na.Sa'and it set outH5265
דֶּ֚גֶלDe.gel[the] standard ofH1714
מַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.Neh[the] camp ofH4264
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
דָ֔ןDanDanH1835
מְאַסֵּ֥ףme.'a.Sefa rearguardH622
לְכָל\־le.kholof allH3605
הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֖תha.ma.cha.Notthe campsH4264
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םle.tziv.'o.Tamto military groups theirH6635
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and [was] overH5921
צְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'Omilitary group itsH6635
אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.chi.'E.zerAhiezerH295
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי\׃'am.mi.sha.DaiAmmishaddaiH5996

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Cross references for Numbers 10:25

  • Joshua 6:9

    And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

  • Numbers 1:12

    Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

  • Isaiah 52:12

    For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

  • Numbers 26:42-51

    These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families. All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. …

  • Numbers 2:25-31

    The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. …

  • Deuteronomy 25:17-18

    Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

  • Numbers 7:66

    On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered:

  • Genesis 49:16-17

    Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

  • Isaiah 58:8

    Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the camp.
2:25,28-31; 26:42-51; Ge 49:16,17
the rereward.
De 25:17,18; Jos 6:9; Isa 52:12; 58:8
Ahiezer.
1:12; 7:66

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Context

  • Numbers 10:24

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

  • Numbers 10:25

    And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

  • Numbers 10:26

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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Numbers 10:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Luego comenzó á marchar la bandera del campo de los hijos de Dan por sus escuadrones, recogiendo todos los campos: y Ahiezer, hijo de Ammisaddai, era sobre su ejército.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la bannière du camp des fils de Dan partit, à l’arrière-garde de tous les camps, selon leurs armées; et son armée était sous Akhiézer, fils d’Ammishaddaï;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Panier des Lagers der Kinder Dan, welches die Nachhut aller Lager bildete, brach auf nach ihren Heeren; und über sein Heer war Achieser, der Sohn Ammischaddais.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Novissimi castrorum omnium profecti sunt filii Dan per turmas suas, in quorum exercitu princeps fuit Ahiezer filius Ammisaddai.