KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Numbers 2:20 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And by” | וְעָלָ֖יו | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | And by |
| “him the tribe” | מַטֵּ֣ה | A branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g., bread) | tribe |
| “shall be” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of Manasseh:” | מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה | Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory | Manasseh |
| “and the captain” | וְנָשִׂיא֙ | Properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist | captain |
| “of the children” | לִבְנֵ֣י | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | children |
| “of Manasseh” | מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה | Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory | Manasseh |
| “shall be” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “Gamaliel” | גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל | Gamliel, an Israelite | Gamaliel |
| “the son” | בֶּן | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | son |
| “of Pedahzur.” | פְּדָהצֽוּר׃ | Pedahtsur, an Israelite | Pedahzur |
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18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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