They first went forward according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
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They first went forward according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
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And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
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And they took their first journey, according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
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Passages linked to Numbers 10:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 9:23 At the commandment of Yahweh they encamped, and at the commandment of Yahweh they traveled. They kept Yahweh’s command, at the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
- Deuteronomy 1:6 “Yahweh our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying, ‘You have lived long enough at this mountain.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain From Sinai to Paran, Num. 33:1.
From Sinai to Paran, Num. 33:1.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they first took their journey, according to the…
And they first took their journey, according to the commandment of the Lord,.... Which was virtually contained in and signified by the taking up of the cloud, see Num 9:18,
by the hand of Moses; by his means and ministry, who had informed them, that it was the will of God, that when they saw the cloud taken up to set forward in their journey, and they were obedient thereunto.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Rather, And they journeyed (or, set forth) in the…
Rather, And they journeyed (or, set forth) in the order of precedence according to (i. e. established by) the commandment of the Lord, etc., and described in Num 10:14-28.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the children of Israel took their journey . .…
the children of Israel took their journey . . . by the hand of Moses--It is probable that Moses, on the breaking up of the encampment, stationed himself on some eminence to see the ranks defile in order through the embouchure of the mountains. The marching order is described (Num. 2:1-34); but, as the vast horde is represented here in actual migration, let us notice the extraordinary care that was taken for ensuring the safe conveyance of the holy things. In the rear of Judah, which, with the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun, led the van, followed the Gershonites and Merarites with the heavy and coarser materials of the tabernacle. Next in order were set in motion the flank divisions of Reuben and Ephraim. Then came the Kohathites, who occupied the center of the moving mass, bearing the sacred utensils on their shoulder. They were so far behind the other portions of the Levitical body that these would have time at the new encampment to rear the framework of the tabernacle before the Kohathites arrived. Last of all, Dan, with the associated tribes, brought up the rear of the immense caravan. Each tribe was marshalled under its prince or chief and in all their movements rallied around its own standard.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And they first took their journey. The meaning of…
And they first took their journey. The meaning of this is somewhat doubtful. The Septuagint has exhran prwtoi , the foremost set out; the Vulgate, profecti sunt per turmas suas. Perhaps it means, "they journeyed in the order of precedence" assigned to them by their marching orders in chapter 2.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:13-28 The order of march is different here than…
10:13-28 The order of march is different here than in 2:3-34, which specifies that all three clans of Levites were to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings in the middle of the troop, between the groups headed by Judah and Reuben and the groups headed by Ephraim and Dan. Here, the Gershonites and Merarites carried the components of the Tabernacle structure between Judah and Reuben, and the Kohathites carried the most sacred furniture between Reuben and Ephraim. This useful arrangement allowed time for the Gershonites and Merarites to set up the Tabernacle before the Kohathites arrived with the sacred objects. It also provided security for their special cargo, and it spread the Levites out among the tribes, perhaps enhancing the leavening effect of their influence (cp. Matt 13:33; 16:6, 11-12; 1 Cor 5:6-7).
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