el.dad identifies the man named with Medad as prophesying in the camp.

The term functions as a proper name for the man named alongside Medad: he remains in the camp when the spirit rests on them and is later reported as prophesying there.

1. Personal name in the camp narrative · dominant

   In Numbers 11:26, the proper noun identifies one of two men remaining in the camp, where the APB renders that the spirit rested on them and that they prophesied there. In Numbers 11:27, the same proper noun occurs in the report to Moses that Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.

   Numbers 11:26Numbers 11:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Eldad” in both verses, first in identifying one of the two men and then in the report to Moses. The verse is read as a whole, but the name's referent is clear from both clauses.