Numbers 2:14

14 The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the tribe of Gad is Eliasaph, the 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 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the tribe of Simeon is Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

13 There are 59,300 men in his company.

14 The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the tribe of Gad is Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.

15 There are 45,650 men in his company.

16 So a total of 151,450 men will be set apart for the camp of Reuben. They will be arranged company by company. They will start out second.