5And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer:
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. …
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. …
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, …
And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-16)I. We have here a commission issued out for the numbering of the people of Israel; and David, long after, paid dearly for doing it without a commission. Here is, 1. The date of this commission, Num. 1:1. (1.) The place: it is given at God’s court in the wilderness of Sinai , from his royal palace, the tabernacle of the congregation . (2.) The time: In the second year after they came up out of Egyp…
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