Numbers 10:22

Webster's Bible (1833)

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָסַ֗ע דֶּ֛גֶל מַחֲנֵ֥ה בְנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְעַל־צְבָא֔וֹ אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃

Transliteration

And-nāsaʿ degel maḥănēh bәnê-ʾEprāyim according-to-ṣibʾōtām and-over-ṣәbāʾô ʾĔlîšāmāʿ ben-ʿAmmîhûd.

Grammar Details

• *nāsaʿ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it set out
• *degel*: masculine singular noun construct - standard/banner of
• *maḥănēh*: masculine singular noun construct - camp of
• *bәnê*: masculine plural noun construct - sons/children of
• *ʾEprāyim*: proper noun - Ephraim
• *ṣibʾōtām*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their armies/hosts
• *ṣәbāʾô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his army/host
• *ʾĔlîšāmāʿ*: proper noun - Elishama
• *ben*: masculine singular noun construct - son of
• *ʿAmmîhûd*: proper noun - Ammihud

Word Meanings

• *nāsaʿ*: set out/traveled/moved
• *degel*: standard/banner/division
• *maḥănēh*: camp/division/army
• *bәnê*: sons/children/descendants
• *ṣibʾōtām*: their armies/divisions/companies
• *ṣәbāʾô*: his army/company/division

Referenced Verses

• Num 2:18-24 : 18 "On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred. 20 "Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred. 22 "The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred. 24 "All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.
• Num 1:10 : 10 Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
• Gen 48:19 : 19 His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."
• Num 7:48 : 48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim
• Num 26:23-41 : 23 The sons of Issachar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites; 24 of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. 25 These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred. 26 The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, sixty thousand five hundred. 28 The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: [of] Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; 31 and [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; 32 and [of] Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and [of] Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families. 38 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; 39 of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. 40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
• Ps 80:1-2 : 1 > Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock, You who sit above the cherubim, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!