Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Parallel translations
- WEB “The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
- BSB Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
- NKJV “Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.”
- NASB Then follows the tribe of Gad; and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,
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Quick answer
Gad completes Reuben's southern camp, led by Eliasaph. Three tribes form the second division.
Overview
Gad joins Reuben and Simeon in the southern camp. (The father's name appears here as Reuel, a recognized variant of Deuel in 1:14, reflecting the similarity of the Hebrew letters.) The grouping completes the southern division in the orderly structure God appointed for His people.
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Cross-references · 4
- Num 1:14Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
- Num 7:42On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:
- Num 10:20And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
- Num 7:47And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
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