Numbers 2:29

“And the tribe of Naphtali; and the chief of the sons of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan,”

Numbers 2:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 2:29, word by word

And the tribeמַטֵּהmate

tribe

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

Where else “mate” appears
of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali

Naphtali

Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".

Where else “naftali” 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".

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is Ahiraאֲחִירַעachira

Ahira

Ahira, chief of the tribe of Naphtali. The lexicon explains the name as "brother of evil."

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of Enanעֵינָןenan

Enan

Enan, father of Ahira, of the tribe of Naphtali. The lexicon explains the name as "having eyes."

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The context

28and his army, those of them counted, are forty-one thousand five hundred.

29 · This verse (above)

30and his army, those of them counted, are fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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