18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. …
And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites: …
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-28)Here is, I. A general account of the removal of the camp of Israel from mount Sinai, before which mountain it had lain now about a year, in which time and place a great deal of memorable business was done. Of this removal, it should seem, God gave them notice some time before ( Deut. 1:6 ; 7 ): You have dwelt long enough in this mountain, turn you and take your journey towards the land of promise…
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