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United we stand, divided we fall!
What about me?
לְגָד אֶלְיָסָף בֶּן דְּעוּאֵל – For Gad, Eliasaph the son of De’uel. (1:14)
וּמַטֵּה גָּד וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי גָד אֶלְיָסָף בֶּן רְעוּאֵל - The tribe of Gad – The prince of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Re’uel. (2:14)
The question is clear: Why the change from D to R?
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