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Numbers 2:18

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16 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

17 In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,

19 and his division numbers 40,500.

20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
KJV
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
WEB
“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
ASV
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
DARBY
The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud;
BLB
The standard of the forces with Ephraim, according to their armies, [is] on the west side: And the leader of the sons of Ephraim [is] Elishama son of Ammihud,
ÅB
Mot vest skal Efra'im leire seg under sitt banner, hær for hær; og høvdingen for Efra'ims barn er Elisama, Ammihuds sønn,
OTB
På vestsiden skal leiravdelingene til Efraim være, under deres flagg. Lederen for Efraim-folket er Elisjama, sønn av Ammihud.
B1930
Mot vest skal Efra'im leire sig under sitt banner, hær for hær; og høvdingen for Efra'ims barn er Elisama, Ammihuds sønn,

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  • Numbers 1:10

    from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

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  • Numbers 10:22

    Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

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  • Genesis 48:14–20

    But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

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  • Numbers 7:48

    On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.

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  • Genesis 48:5

    And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

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  • Psalms 80:1–2

    Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

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  • Jeremiah 31:18–20

    I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.

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  • 1 Chronicles 7:26–27

    Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

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