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Text -- Numbers 2:1-14 (NET)
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The Arrangement of the Tribes
2:1 The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron :
2:2 “Every one of the Israelites must camp under his standard with the emblems of his family ; they must camp at some distance around the tent of meeting .
The Tribes on the East
2:3 “Now those who will be camping on the east , toward the sunrise , are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard . The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab .
2:4 Those numbered in his division are 74,600 .
2:5 Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar . The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar .
2:6 Those numbered in his division are 54,400 .
2:7 Next will be the tribe of Zebulun . The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon .
2:8 Those numbered in his division are 57,400 .
2:9 All those numbered of the camp of Judah , according to their divisions , are 186,400 . They will travel at the front .
The Tribes on the South
2:10 “On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard . The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur .
2:11 Those numbered in his division are 46,500 .
2:12 Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon . The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai .
2:13 Those numbered in his division are 59,300 .
2:14 Next will be the tribe of Gad . The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel .
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NET Notes: Num 2:1 For this chapter, see C. E. Douglas, “The Twelve Houses of Israel,” JTS 37 (1936): 49-56; C. C. Roach, “The Camp in the Wilderness: ...
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NET Notes: Num 2:2 The Israelites were camping as a military camp, each tribe with the standards and emblems of the family. The standard was the symbol fastened to the e...
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NET Notes: Num 2:4 The expression “and his divisions and those numbered of them” is somewhat tautological. The words are synonyms used for statistical purpos...
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NET Notes: Num 2:9 The verb is נָסָע (nasa’): “to journey, travel, set out,” and here, “to move camp.” Judah ...
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NET Notes: Num 2:10 Here and throughout the line is literally “[under] the standard of the camp of Reuben…according to their divisions.”
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