The Meaning of Numbers 2:22 Explained

Numbers 2:22

KJV: Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

YLT: And the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni;

Darby: And with them shall be the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;

ASV: And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the tribe  of Benjamin:  and the captain  of the sons  of Benjamin  [shall be] Abidan  the son  of Gideoni. 

What does Numbers 2:22 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 2

1  The order of the tribes in their tents

What do the individual words in Numbers 2:22 mean?

and [comes] the tribe of Benjamin and the leader of the sons of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan son of Gideoni
וּמַטֵּ֖ה בִּנְיָמִ֑ן וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־ גִּדְעֹנִֽי

וּמַטֵּ֖ה  and  [comes]  the  tribe 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
בִּנְיָמִ֑ן  of  Benjamin 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
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.
בִנְיָמִ֔ן  of  Benjamin 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
אֲבִידָ֖ן  [shall  be]  Abidan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִידָן  
Sense: a prince (ruler) of Benjamin.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גִּדְעֹנִֽי  of  Gideoni 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גִּדְעֹנִי  
Sense: a Benjamite, father of Abidan.

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