Numbers 2:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.

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  • Num 1:10 : 10 Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,
  • Num 10:22 : 22 Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
  • Gen 48:14-20 : 14 And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older. 15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day, 16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth. 17 Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh. 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head. 19 But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations. 20 So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
  • Gen 48:5 : 5 And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.
  • Deut 33:17 : 17 He is a young ox, glory is his; his horns are the horns of the mountain ox, with which all peoples will be wounded, even to the ends of the earth: they are the ten thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.
  • 1 Chr 7:26-27 : 26 Ladan was his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
  • Ps 80:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim-eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.> Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, let your strength be awake from sleep, and come as our salvation.
  • Jer 31:18-20 : 18 Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God. 19 Truly, after I had been turned, I had regret for my ways; and after I had got knowledge, I made signs of sorrow: I was put to shame, truly, I was covered with shame, because I had to undergo the shame of my early years. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.
  • Num 1:32 : 32 The generations of the sons of Joseph were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
  • Num 7:48 : 48 On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, chief of the children of Ephraim:
  • Num 7:53 : 53 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 10:22
    89%

    22 Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

  • Num 2:19-30
    12 verses
    81%

    19 The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.

    20 And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.

    21 The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.

    22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.

    23 The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.

    24 The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.

    25 On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.

    26 The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.

    27 Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.

    28 The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;

    29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.

    30 The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.

  • Num 2:2-17
    16 verses
    80%

    2 The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.

    3 Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.

    4 The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.

    5 And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.

    6 The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.

    7 After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.

    8 The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.

    9 The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.

    10 On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.

    11 The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.

    12 And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

    13 The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

    14 Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.

    15 The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

    16 The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.

    17 Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.

  • Num 10:18
    76%

    18 Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

  • Num 1:32-34
    3 verses
    76%

    32 The generations of the sons of Joseph were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

    33 Forty thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Ephraim were numbered.

    34 The generations of the sons of Manasseh were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

  • Num 1:10
    74%

    10 Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,

  • Num 1:52
    73%

    52 The children of Israel are to put up their tents, every man in his tent-circle round his flag.

  • Ezek 48:5
    72%

    5 And on the limit of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side: Ephraim, one part.

  • Josh 16:5
    72%

    5 And the limit of the land of the children of Ephraim by their families was marked out in this way: the limit of their heritage to the east was Ataroth-addar, to Beth-horon the higher;

  • 1 Chr 12:30
    72%

    30 And of the children of Ephraim, twenty thousand, eight hundred great men of war, men of great name in their families.

  • Num 26:28
    72%

    28 The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • Num 10:14
    71%

    14 First 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.

  • Num 10:25
    71%

    25 And 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.

  • Num 10:5
    71%

    5 When a loud note is sounded, the tents placed on the east side are to go forward.

  • Num 26:37
    70%

    37 These are the families of Ephraim as they were numbered, thirty-two thousand, five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

  • Num 10:16
    70%

    16 And at the head of the army of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.

  • Num 2:34
    69%

    34 So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.

  • Num 34:24
    69%

    24 And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, a chief, Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan.

  • Num 10:28
    69%

    28 This was the order in which the children of Israel were journeying by armies; so they went forward.

  • Num 3:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29 The tents of the Kohathites are to be placed on the south side of the House.

    30 Their chief is Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.

  • 2 Chr 28:12
    69%

    12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah, the son of Johanan, Berechiah, the son of Meshillemoth Jehizkiah, the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, put themselves against those who had come from the war,