Bible Strands
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,
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Israel on the westward encampment of Ephraim's divisions under their standard. The words — דֶּגֶל (De.gel) denotes the "standard," and יָמָה (Ya.ma/h) specifies the "westward" direction. The thread — The commander Elishama son of Ammihud appears in the census list of Numbers 1:10, and the tribal standard is reiterated during the wilderness march in Numbers 10:22. Why it lands — The text establishes a fixed geographical and hierarchical order for Ephraim, requiring obedience to divine spatial arrangement rather than tribal preference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
- Numbers 10:22 Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- Genesis 48:14 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.
- 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.
- Numbers 1:32 From the sons of Joseph: From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 7:48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:53 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
- Deuteronomy 33:17 His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
- 1 Chronicles 7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
- Psalms 80:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth