Numbers 2:14

14 "Then [will be] the tribe of Gad. The leader for the people of Gad is Eliasaph, son of Deuel.

Numbers 2:14 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:14

Then the tribe of Gad
Who was placed on the other side of Reuben's standard, and according to the former direction he must be before, and Simeon behind; and Gad being the eldest son of Leah's handmaid Zilpah, is fitly placed under Leah's firstborn, and being the son of an handmaid, could not object to his situation:

and the captain of the sons of Gad [shall be] Eliasaph the son of
Reuel:
who is called Deuel, ( Numbers 1:14 ) ( 7:42 ) . The letters (r) , "resh", and (d) , "daleth", being similar, are sometimes put one for the other, of which there are other instances, as in ( Genesis 10:3 Genesis 10:4 ) , compared with ( 1 Chronicles 1:6 1 Chronicles 1:7 ) .

Numbers 2:14 In-Context

12 "Next to them will be the tribe of Simeon. The leader for the people of Simeon is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.

13 The total number of men in his army is 59,300.

14 "Then [will be] the tribe of Gad. The leader for the people of Gad is Eliasaph, son of Deuel.

15 The total number of men in his army is 45,650.

16 "The grand total of all the troops in Reuben's camp is 151,450. They will be the second group to move out.