Numbers 17:2 Cross References - Thomson

² Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them a staff; a staff for every house of patriarchal families; from all the chiefs of the respective houses of patriarchal families twelve staves; and write every one's name on his staff;

¹⁰ A chief shall not fail from Judas. Nor a leader from his loins; Till the things reserved for him shall come; Even He, the expectation of nations.

² What shall I say to them? And the Lord said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said a staff.

¹⁷ And this staff which was turned into a serpent thou shalt take in thy hand. With it thou shalt perform miracles.

⁵ and these are the names of the men who shall attend you. Of the Reubenites, Elisur, son of Sedur; ⁶ of the Symeonites, Salamiel, son of Surisadai; ⁷ of the children of Judas, Naasson, son of Aminadab; ⁸ of the children of Issachar, Nathaniel, son of Sogar; ⁹ of the Zabulonites, Eliab, son of Chailon; ¹⁰ of the children of Joseph; of the Ephraimites, Elisama, son of Emiud; of the Manassites, Gamaliel, son of Phadassur; ¹¹ of the Benjaminites, Abidon, son of Gadeoni; ¹² of the Danites, Achiezer, son of Amisadai; ¹³ of the Aserites, Phagiel, son of Echran; ¹⁴ of the Gadites, Elisaph, son of Raguel; ¹⁵ of the Nephthaleimites, Achire, son of Ainan. ¹⁶ These are renowned men of the congregation, chiefs of the tribes according to their patriarchal families, the chiliarchs of Israel.

³ And they who encamp first, towards the east, shall be the division of the camp of Judas with their army; and the chief of the children of Judas shall be Naasson, son of Aminadab; ⁴ his army; even they who were reviewed, being seventy four thousand six hundred; ⁵ and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Issachar, and the chief of the Issacharites shall be Nathaniel, son of Sogar; ⁶ his army; even they who were reviewed, being fifty four thousand four hundred; ⁷ and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Zabulon, and the chief of the Zabulonites shall be Eliab, son of Chailon; ⁸ his army; even they who were reviewed, being fifty seven thousand four hundred; ⁹ all those of the camp of Judas who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and eighty six thousand four hundred, with their army, shall march in the van. ¹⁰ And their army on the south, shall be the divisions of the camp of Reuben, and the chief of the Reubenites shall be Elisar, son of Sedur; ¹¹ his army, even they who have been reviewed, being forty six thousand five hundred; ¹² and they who encamp adjoining him, shall be the division of the tribe of Symeon, and the chief of the Symeonites shall be Salamiel, son of Surisadai; ¹³ his army, even they who were reviewed, being fifty nine thousand three hundred; ¹⁴ and they who encamp adjoining shall be the tribe of Gad; and the chief of the Gadites, shall be Elisaph, son of Raguel; ¹⁵ his army, even they who were reviewed, being forty five thousand six hundred and fifty. ¹⁶ All those of the camp of Reuben who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and fifty one thousand four hundred and fifty, with their army, shall march as the second division. ¹⁷ Then shall move the tabernacle of the testimony, and the camp of the Levites, as the centre division of the camps. As they encamp so they shall take up their march, every man in his rank, according to their companies. ¹⁸ And on the west shall be the division of the camp of Ephraim, with their army; and the chief of the Ephraimites shall be Elisama, son of Emiud; ¹⁹ his army, even they who were reviewed, being forty thousand five hundred; ²⁰ and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Manasses, and the chief of the Manassites shall be Gamaliel, son of Phadassur; ²¹ his army, even they who were reviewed, being thirty two thousand two hundred; ²² and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Benjamin; and the chief of the Benjaminites shall be Abidon, son of Gadeoni; ²³ his army, even they who were reviewed, being thirty five thou 24 sand four hundred. ²⁴ All those of the camp of Ephraim who have been reviewed, amounting to one hundred and eight thousand one hundred, with their army, shall march as the third division. ²⁵ And on the north shall be the division of the camp of Dan; with their army; and the chief of the Danites shall be Achiezer, son of Amisadai; ²⁶ his army, even they who were reviewed, being sixty two thousand seven hundred; ²⁷ and they who encamp adjoining him, shall be the tribe of Aser; and the chief of the Aserites, shall be Phagiel, son of Echran; ²⁸ his army, even they who have been reviewed, being forty one thousand five hundred: ²⁹ and they who encamp adjoining, shall be the division of the tribe of Nephthaleim, and the chief of the Nephthaleimites shall be Achire, son of Ainan; ³⁰ his army, even they who were reviewed, being fifty three thousand four hundred.

¹⁴ the division of the camp of Judas, had marched, and at the head of it Naasson son of Aminadab, ¹⁵ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Issachar, Nathaniel son of Sogar, ¹⁶ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Zabulon, Eliab son of Chailon; then were the Gersonites, and the Merarites, ¹⁷ having taken down the tabernacle, to move on; carrying the tabernacle. ¹⁸ And when the division of the camp of Reuben had marched with their army, and at the head of it Elisur son of Sedur; ¹⁹ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Symeon, Salamiel son of Surisadai; ²⁰ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Gad, Elisaph son of Raguel, ²¹ then were the Kaathites to move on, carrying the holy things, so that the tabernacle might be set up when they arrived. ²² Then were to march the division of the camp of Ephraim, with their army, and at the head of it Elisama son of Emiud; ²³ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Manasses, Gamaliel son of Phadassur; ²⁴ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gadeoni. ²⁵ And the division of the camp of Dan were to march the last of all the camps, with their army, and at the head of it Achiezer son of Amisadai; ²⁶ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Aser, Phagael son of Echran; ²⁷ and at the head of the army of the tribe of Nephthaleim, Achire son of Ainan.

² Out of Sion the Lord will send thee a rod of power: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

³ for the Lord will not suffer the rod of the wicked to be over the inheritance of the righteous; that the righteous may not stretch forth their hands to iniquities.

¹⁴ a fire hath issued forth from a rod of her choice shoots, and consumed her and she hath no more in her a sceptre of power. The tribe is become a parable in the song of Woe and shall be for a subject of lamentation.

¹⁰ be sharpened that thou mayst glisten; being prepared for destruction slay; set at naught; fell every tree.

¹³ [p] Because its cause is just, what then? Must the tribe be cast off? [J] That shall not be the case saith the Lord, Lord.

¹⁶ Son of man, take thee a staff and write thereon, "Juda and the children of Israel who adhere to him" Then thou shalt take thee another staff and write thereon, "For Joseph the staff of Ephraim and all the children of Israel who adhere to him" ¹⁷ Then thou shalt join them one to the other to be bound together into one staff for thee, and they shall be in thy hand. ¹⁸ And when the children of thy people say to thee, Why dost thou not tell us, what thou meanest by these? ¹⁹ Then thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold I will take the tribe of Joseph which is administered by Ephraim and the tribes of Israel which adhere to him, and add them to the tribe of Juda, and they shall be one sceptre in the hand of Juda. ²⁰ And while the staves on which thou hast written shall be in thy hand before them,

¹⁴ [p] Feed thou thy people with thy crook; the flock of thy heritage; them who are by themselves in a forest in the midst of yonder Carmel. [J] They shall feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.