Numbers 10:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 10:14

12 And the children of Israel set out from ^athe Wilderness of Sinai on ^btheir journeys; then the cloud settled down in the ^cWilderness of Paran.

13 So they started out for the first time ^aaccording to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

14 The¹ standard of the camp of the children of Judah ^aset out first according to their armies; over their army was ^bNahshon the son of Amminadab.

15 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.

16 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

17 Then ^athe tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, ^bcarrying the tabernacle.

18 And ^athe standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

19 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

20 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the ^aholy things. (The tabernacle would be¹ prepared for their arrival.)

22 And ^athe standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

23 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

24 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 Then ^athe standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.

27 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

28 ^aThus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.

29 Now Moses said to ^aHobab the son of ^bReuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, ^c‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and ^dwe will treat you well; for ^ethe Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

30 And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives.”

Verse Comparison: Numbers 10:14

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American Standard Version
And in the first `place' the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Amplified® Bible
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah by their companies; and over their host was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Contemporary English Version
Judah and the tribes that camped alongside it marched out first, carrying their banner. Nahshon son of Amminadab was the leader of the Judah tribe,

Darby English Version
The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward first according to their hosts, and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

Good News Bible
and each time they moved, they were in the same order. Those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Judah started out first, company by company, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

King James Version
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

New American Standard Bible
The standard of the camp of the sons of Judah, according to their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army,

New International Version
The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command.

New King James Version
The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set out first according to their armies; over their army was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The standard of the camp of the sons of Judah, according to their armies, set out first, with Nahshon the son of Amminadab, over its army,

Revised Standard Version
The standard of the camp of the men of Judah set out first by their companies; and over their host was Nahshon the son of Ammin'adab.

Young's Literal Translation
And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah journeyeth in the first `place', by their hosts, and over its host `is' Nahshon son of Amminadab.

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