The Meaning of Numbers 2:7 Explained

Numbers 2:7

KJV: Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

YLT: The tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon;

Darby: With them shall be the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon;

ASV: And the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[Then] the tribe  of Zebulun:  and Eliab  the son  of Helon  [shall be] captain  of the children  of Zebulun. 

What does Numbers 2:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 2

1  The order of the tribes in their tents

What do the individual words in Numbers 2:7 mean?

Then [comes] the tribe of Zebulun and the leader of the sons of Zebulun [shall be] Eliab son of Helon
מַטֵּ֖ה זְבוּלֻ֑ן וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י זְבוּלֻ֔ן אֱלִיאָ֖ב בֶּן־ חֵלֹֽן

מַטֵּ֖ה  Then  [comes]  the  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
זְבוּלֻ֑ן  of  Zebulun 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְבוּלוּן  
Sense: the 0th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun.
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.
זְבוּלֻ֔ן  of  Zebulun 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְבוּלוּן  
Sense: the 0th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun.
אֱלִיאָ֖ב  [shall  be]  Eliab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִיאָב  
Sense: son of Helon, leader of Zebulun in the wilderness.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֵלֹֽן  of  Helon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵלֹן  
Sense: father of Eliab of the tribe of Zebulun.

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