The Meaning of Numbers 2:20 Explained

Numbers 2:20

KJV: And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

YLT: And by him is the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

Darby: And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

ASV: And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And by him [shall be] the tribe  of Manasseh:  and the captain  of the children  of Manasseh  [shall be] Gamaliel  the son  of Pedahzur. 

What does Numbers 2:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 2

1  The order of the tribes in their tents

What do the individual words in Numbers 2:20 mean?

and Next to him [comes] the tribe of Manasseh and the leader of the sons of Manasseh [shall be] Gamaliel son of Pedahzur
וְעָלָ֖יו מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־ פְּדָהצֽוּר

וְעָלָ֖יו  and  Next  to  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מַטֵּ֣ה  [comes]  the  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
וְנָשִׂיא֙  and  the  leader 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
לִבְנֵ֣י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל  [shall  be]  Gamaliel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גַּמְלִיאֵל  
Sense: son of Pedahzur and the leader of the tribe of Manasseh in the wilderness.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
פְּדָהצֽוּר  of  Pedahzur 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פְּדָהצוּר 
Sense: father of Gamaliel who was the chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the time of the exodus.

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