Numbers 17:2

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Numbers 17:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 And the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,

3 and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

4 Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.

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Numbers 1:5

These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

Numbers 1:6

from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Numbers 1:7

from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

Numbers 1:8

from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

Numbers 1:9

from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

Numbers 1:10

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

Numbers 1:11

from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Numbers 1:12

from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

Numbers 1:13

from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

Numbers 1:14

from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Numbers 1:15

and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

Numbers 1:16

These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.

Numbers 2:3

On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

Numbers 2:4

and his division numbers 74,600.

Numbers 2:5

The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,

Numbers 2:6

and his division numbers 54,400.

Numbers 2:7

Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

Numbers 2:8

and his division numbers 57,400.

Numbers 2:9

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

Numbers 2:10

On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

Numbers 2:11

and his division numbers 46,500.

Numbers 2:12

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

Numbers 2:13

and his division numbers 59,300.

Numbers 2:14

Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

Numbers 2:15

and his division numbers 45,650.

Numbers 2:16

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

Numbers 2:17

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.

Numbers 2:18

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

Numbers 2:19

and his division numbers 40,500.

Numbers 2:20

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

Numbers 2:21

and his division numbers 32,200.

Numbers 2:22

Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,

Numbers 2:23

and his division numbers 35,400.

Numbers 2:24

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

Numbers 2:25

On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

Numbers 2:26

and his division numbers 62,700.

Numbers 2:27

The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

Numbers 2:28

and his division numbers 41,500.

Numbers 2:29

Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

Numbers 2:30

and his division numbers 53,400.

Numbers 10:14

First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

Numbers 10:15

Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

Numbers 10:16

and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

Numbers 10:17

Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

Numbers 10:18

Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

Numbers 10:19

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

Numbers 10:20

and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

Numbers 10:21

Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

Numbers 10:22

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

Numbers 10:23

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,

Numbers 10:24

and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.

Numbers 10:25

Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

Numbers 10:26

Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,

Numbers 10:27

and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.

Genesis 49:10

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

Exodus 4:2

And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied.

Exodus 4:17

But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”

Psalms 110:2

The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Psalms 125:3

For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.

Ezekiel 19:14

Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”

Ezekiel 21:10

it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.

Ezekiel 21:13

Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 37:16

“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’

Ezekiel 37:17

Then join them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand.

Ezekiel 37:18

When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’

Ezekiel 37:19

you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick, and they will become one in My hand.’

Ezekiel 37:20

When the sticks on which you write are in your hand and in full view of the people,

Micah 7:14

Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.