King James Version

Numbers 10:18

And 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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וְנָסַ֗עvenasaand cause to blowנָסַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cause to blow”, a completed action in a sequenceH5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourneycause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), [idiom] still, be on his (go their) way.דֶּ֛גֶלdegelbannerדֶּגֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “banner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1714a flagbanner, standard.מַחֲנֵ֥הmachaneharmyמַחֲנֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.רְאוּבֵ֖ןreuvenReubenרְאוּבֵןnoun, proper name — “Reuben”H7205Reuben, a son of JacobReuben.לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletsivotamto armyצָבָאpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צְבָא֔וֹtsevavoarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).אֱלִיצ֖וּרelitsurElizurאֱלִיצוּרnoun, proper name — “Elizur”H468Elitsur, an IsraeliteElizur.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […שְׁדֵיאֽוּרshedeyurShedeurשְׁדֵיאוּרnoun, proper name — “Shedeur”H7707Shedejur, an IsraeliteShedeur.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the standard of the camp of Reuben hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elizur son of Shedeur.

World English Bible

The standard of the camp of Reuben went forward according to their armies. Elizur the son of Shedeur was over his army.

Darby Translation

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts, and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur;

Douay-Rheims

And the sons of Ruben also marched, by their troops and ranks, whose prince was Helisur the son of Sedeur.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the order of the camp of Ruben set forward with their host; and over their host was Elisur the son of Sediur.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξῇραν τάγμα παρεμβολῆς Ῥουβὴν σὺν δυνάμει αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτῶν, Ἐλισοὺρ υἱὸς Σεδιούρ·