Numbers 2:14

14 On the other side, the tribe of Gad: the chief of the people of Gad is Eliasaph, Reuel's son.

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 Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Simeon. The chief of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel, Zurishaddai's son.

13 His military unit and those enlisted in it are 59,300.

14 On the other side, the tribe of Gad: the chief of the people of Gad is Eliasaph, Reuel's son.

15 His military unit and those enlisted in it are 45,650.

16 All those enlisted in Reuben's camp with their military units are 151,450. They will march second.