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Numbers 2:14

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 2:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Numbers 2:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
12And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
13And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
14And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
16All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
17Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.
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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
“Then the tribe of Gad, etc.] Who was placed on the other side of Reuben’s standard, and according to the former direction he must be before, and Simeon behind; and Gad being the eldest son of Leah’s handmaid Zilpah, is fitly placed under Leah’s firstborn, and being the son of an handmaid, could not object to his situation: and the captain of the sons of Gad [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Reuel: who is called Deuel, (<040114>Numbers 1:14 7:42). The letters r, “resh”, and d, “daleth”, being similar, are sometimes put one for the other, of which there are other instances, as in (<011003>Genesis 10:3,4), compared with (<130106>1 Chronicles 1:6,7).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles: Numbers 2:14 Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eliasaph: Num 1:14, Num 7:42, Num 7:47, Num 10:20, Son of Deuel Numbers 2:15”
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