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Numbers 2:12

“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

  • KJV King James Version

    And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

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Cross-references (4)

Passages linked to Numbers 2:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Numbers 1:6 Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
  • Numbers 7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon,
  • Numbers 7:41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
  • Numbers 10:19 Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai was over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon.

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Explain this verse (2 sources)

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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And those which pitch by him shall be the…

And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon,.... Under his standard, and on one side of it; Reuben and Simeon being brothers by the mother as well as the father's side, might well be thought to agree together; and Reuben being the eldest brother, and the eldest of all Jacob's sons, Simeon would not grudge to pitch under him:

and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; of whom see Num 1:6.

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