Bible Strands
Numbers 2:29
Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the sequential assignment of tribal positions as Israel prepares to march from Sinai. This verse follows the enumeration of the preceding tribe and introduces the commander for the next division.
The words — וּ/מַטֵּ֖ה (u./ma.Teh) translates literally as "and the tribe," while נָשִׂיא (na.Si') means "leader" or "chieftain." These terms function as structural markers identifying the designated authority for each marching group.
The thread — Ahira son of Enan is named in the initial census roster (Numbers 1:15, 1:42) and later presents offerings on the twelfth day (Numbers 7:78). The text consistently ties his leadership to the tribe of Naphtali across these passages.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to track how individual leaders are systematically integrated into a larger organizational framework. It establishes that tribal authority is recorded and positioned within a divinely ordered structure.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:15 and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
- Numbers 1:42 From the sons of Naphtali, 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 7:78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:83 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
- Numbers 10:27 and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
- Numbers 26:48 These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,