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Numbers 10:22

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 10:22 say?

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

The verse

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Numbers 10:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
22And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
23And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
24And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25And 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.
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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 the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies, etc.] Next followed the standard of the camp of Ephraim, under which were Manasseh and Benjamin, (<041023>Numbers 10:23,24); and over his host [was] Elishama the son of Ammihud; over whom were the same captains, as in (<040218>Numbers 2:18,20,22).”
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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 2:18-24, 26:23-41; Gen 48:19; Psa 80:1, Psa 80:2 Elishama: Num 1:10, Num 7:48 Numbers 10:23”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Behind the sacred things came the banners of Ephraim, with Manasseh and Benjamin (see Num 2:18-24), and Dan with Asher and Naphtali ( Num 2:25-31); so that the camp of Dan was the "collector of all the camps according to their hosts," i.e., formed that division of the army which kept the hosts together. Numbers 10:29”
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