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Numbers 10:18

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 10:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers 10:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.
16And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
17And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward.
18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
19And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
20And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the others] did set up the tabernacle against their coming.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies, etc.] Next proceeded the standard of Reuben, having under it the tribes of Simeon and Gad, (<041019>Numbers 10:19,20); as “Reuben” signifies, “behold the son”, and he had the tabernacle borne before him and the holy things behind him, which way soever this camp looked, it had in view what was a type of Christ the Son of God, the object of faith, the ark. and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur; over which respective armies were the same captains as in (<040210>Numbers 2:10,12,14);”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the camp: Num 2:10-16, Num 26:5-18 Elizur: Num 1:5, Num 7:35 Numbers 10:19”
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