Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
Parallel translations
- WEB “The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
- BSB Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,
- NKJV “Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.”
- NASB Then follows the tribe of Naphtali; and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,
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Quick answer
Naphtali completed the northern camp under prince Ahira. The last tribe of the division took its appointed station.
Overview
Naphtali, another son through Bilhah, rounded out the northern division with Dan and Asher. The placement of all twelve tribes around the tabernacle was now complete. This comprehensive ordering displays God's intention that His whole people dwell together in unity around His presence.
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Cross-references · 6
- Num 1:15Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
- Num 7:78On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:
- Num 7:83And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
- Num 1:42–43Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
- Num 10:27And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
- Num 26:48–50Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
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