The Meaning of Numbers 1:10 Explained

Numbers 1:10

KJV: Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

YLT: For the sons of Joseph -- for Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud: for Manasseh -- Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

Darby: for the children of Joseph: for Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; for Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

ASV: Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the children  of Joseph:  of Ephraim;  Elishama  the son  of Ammihud:  of Manasseh;  Gamaliel  the son  of Pedahzur. 

What does Numbers 1:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 1

1  God commands Moses to number the people
5  The princes of the tribes
17  The number of every tribe
47  The Levites are exempted for the service of the Lord

What do the individual words in Numbers 1:10 mean?

From the sons of Joseph from Ephraim Elishama son of Ammihud from Manasseh Gamaliel of Pedahzur
לִבְנֵ֣י : יוֹסֵ֔ף לְאֶפְרַ֕יִם אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע בֶּן־ עַמִּיה֑וּד לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕ה גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל פְּדָהצֽוּר

לִבְנֵ֣י  From  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
: יוֹסֵ֔ף  of  Joseph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
לְאֶפְרַ֕יִם  from  Ephraim 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.
אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע  Elishama 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִישָׁמָע  
Sense: an Ephraimite chief in the wilderness.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַמִּיה֑וּד  of  Ammihud 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַמִּיהוּד  
Sense: an Ephraimite, father of Elishama, the chief of the tribe at the time of the exodus.
לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕ה  from  Manasseh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל  Gamaliel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גַּמְלִיאֵל  
Sense: son of Pedahzur and the leader of the tribe of Manasseh in the wilderness.
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.