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And the bannerוְ דֶּגֶלof the campמַחֲנֵהof Reubenרְאוּבֵןset outנָסַעby their armies,לְצִבְאֹתָםand overוְעַלits armyצְבָאוֹwas Elizurאֱלִיצוּרsonבֶּןof Shedeur.שְׁדֵיאוּר
Numbers 10:18
Study it in the app“And the banner of the camp of Reuben set out by their armies, and over its army was Elizur son of Shedeur.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 10:18, word by word
- And the bannerדֶּגֶלdegel
banner
Banner, standard: the sign under which each group of tribes camped and marched.
Where else “degel” appears- of the campמַחֲנֵהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- set outנָסַעnasa
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “nasa” appears- by their armiesצִבְאֹתָtsivota
army
An army.
Where else “tsivota” appears- was Elizurאֱלִיצוּרelitsur
Elizur
Elizur, chief of the tribe of Reuben. The name means "God is a rock."
Where else “elitsur” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Shedeurשְׁדֵיאוּרshedeur
Shedeur
Shedeur, father of Elizur, of the tribe of Reuben. The lexicon explains the name as "spreader of light."
Where else “shedeur” appears
The context
17And the dwelling was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the dwelling, set out.
18 · This verse (above)
19And over the army of the tribe of the sons of Simeon was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.