Numbers 2:14

“And the tribe of Gad; and the chief of the sons of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel,”

Numbers 2:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 2:14, word by word

And the tribeמַטֵּהmate

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

Where else “mate” appears
of Gadגָּדgad

Gad

Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".

Where else “gad” appears
and the chiefנָשִׂיאnasi

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

Where else “nasi” appears
of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
is Eliasaphאֶלְיָסָףelyasaf

Eliasaph

Eliasaph, the name of two men; among them the chief of the tribe of Gad. The name means "God gathers."

Where else “elyasaf” appears
of Reuelרְעוּאֵלreuel

Reuel

Reuel, the name of a son of Esau and Basemath, of Moses' father-in-law (also called Jethro), and of others. It means "friend of God".

Where else “reuel” appears

Translation note

Here the Hebrew writes “Reuel”; in 1:14 and 7:42, “Deuel.” The Hebrew letters “r” and “d” look very much alike.

The context

13and his army, those of them counted, are fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

14 · This verse (above)

15and his army, those of them counted, are forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

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