Numbers 2:18 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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דֶּ֣גֶלDe.gel[the] standard of
Lemma: דֶּ֫גֶל (de.gel) · Strong's: H1714
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: standard
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 1:52, Numbers 2:2, Numbers 2:3, Numbers 2:10, Numbers 2:17, Numbers 2:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1714; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 1
מַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.Neh[the] camp of
Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: camp
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 2
אֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 3
לְצִבְאֹתָ֖םle.tziv.'o.Tamto military groups their
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: army
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Exodus 6:26, Exodus 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635A; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 4
יָ֑מָּהYa.mah[will be] west -ward
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea: west
Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220H; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 5
וְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'and [the] leader
Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: leader
Used 130 times. Also: Genesis 17:20, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 25:16, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 22:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5387A; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 6
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neiof [the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 7
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 8
אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע'e.li.sha.Ma'[was] Elishama
Lemma: אֱלִישָׁמָע (e.li.sha.ma) · Strong's: H0476G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Elishama
Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 1:10, Numbers 7:48, Numbers 7:53, Numbers 10:22, 1 Chronicles 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0476G; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 9
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 10
עַמִּיהֽוּד\׃'a.mi.HudAmmihud
Lemma: עַמִּיהוּד (am.mi.hud) · Strong's: H5989G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammihud
Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 1:10, Numbers 7:48, Numbers 7:53, Numbers 10:22, 1 Chronicles 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5989G; TAHOT Numbers 2:18 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On the west side | → | יָם H3220H sea: west |
| the divisions | → | צָבָא H6635A army |
| of Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| are to camp | → | מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp |
| under their standard | → | דֶּ֫גֶל H1714 standard |
| The leader | → | נָשִׂיא H5387A leader |
| of the Ephraimites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| is Elishama | → | אֱלִישָׁמָע H0476G Elishama |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Ammihud | → | עַמִּיהוּד H5989G Ammihud |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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