King James Version

Numbers 2:14

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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וְמַטֵּ֖הvematehand rodמַטֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.גָּ֑דgadGadגָּדnoun, proper name — “Gad”H1410Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophetGad.וְנָשִׂיא֙venasiand captainנָשִׂיאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and captain”, the ordinary formH5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mistcaptain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.לִבְנֵ֣יlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to 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, […גָ֔דgadGadגָּדnoun, proper name — “Gad”H1410Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophetGad.אֶלְיָסָ֖ףelyasafEliasaphאֶלְיָסָףnoun, proper name — “Eliasaph”H460Eljasaph, the name of two IsraelitesEliasaph.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, […רְעוּאֵֽלreuelReuelרְעוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Reuel”H7467Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an IsraeliteRaguel, Reuel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Reuel;

World English Bible

“The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

Darby Translation

And [with them shall be] the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

Douay-Rheims

In the tribe of Gad the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that encamp next to them shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ παρεμβάλοντες ἐχόμενοι αὐτοῦ φυλὴ Γὰδ, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν υἱῶν Γὰδ, Ἑλισὰφ υἱὸς Ῥαγουήλ.