Num 2:8-34 - Commentary

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Text -- Numbers 2:8-34 (NET)

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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. 2:15 Those numbered in his division are 45,650. 2:16 All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second.

The Tribe in the Center

2:17 “Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard.

The Tribes on the West

2:18 “On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Amihud. 2:19 Those numbered in his division are 40,500. 2:20 Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 2:21 Those numbered in his division are 32,200. 2:22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. 2:23 Those numbered in his division are 35,400. 2:24 All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, are 108,100. They will travel third.

The Tribes on the North

2:25 “On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 2:26 Those numbered in his division are 62,700. 2:27 Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran. 2:28 Those numbered in his division are 41,500. 2:29 Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. 2:30 Those numbered in his division are 53,400. 2:31 All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards.”

Summary

2:32 These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550. 2:33 But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses. 2:34 So the Israelites did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they camped under their standards, and that is the way they traveled, each with his clan and family.

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Names, People and Places:

· Abidan the son of Gideoni; Moses' officer over the tribe of Benjamin

· Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; Moses' officer over the tribe of Dan,son of Shemaah of Gibeah; chief of Benjamite defecters to David

· Ahira son of Enan; Moses' officer over the tribe of Naphtali

· Ammihud son of Ladan; father of Elishama, Moses' deputy over Ephraim,father of Shemuel, Moses' land distribution officer for Simeon,father of Pedahel, Moses' land distribution deputy for Naphtali,father of Talmai, king of Geshur with whom Absalom stayed,son of Omri (Judah); father of Uthai the returned exile

· Ammishaddai father of Ahiezer, Moses' officer over the tribe of Dan

· Asher a tribe of Israel that came from Asher; son of Jacob and Zilpah,the man; son of Jacob and Zilpah,a tribe of Israel or its land

· Benjamin the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

· Dan residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel

· Eliasaph son of Deuel; Moses' officer over the tribe of Gad

· Elishama son of Ammihud of Ephraim; Moses' deputy over Ephraim,Elishama I; son of David,son of David; Elishama II,son of Jekamiah of Judah,grandfather of Ishmael who killed Gedaliah; the father of Nethaniah,a man who was the secretary of King Jehoiakim,a priest whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in Judah

· Elizur son of Shedeur; Moses' officer over the tribe of Reuben

· Enan father of Ahira, Moses' officer over the tribe of Naphtali

· Ephraim the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel

· Gad the tribe of Israel descended from Gad, the son of Jacob,the man; the son of Jacob and Zilpah,the tribe of Gad in Israel,a prophet and long time advisor to King David

· Gamaliel a man who was a highly regarded Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin,son of Pedahzur; Moses' officer over the tribe of Manasseh

· Gideoni father of Abidan Moses' officer over the tribe of Benjamin

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Judah the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall

· Levites relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

· Manasseh the tribe of Manasseh.

· Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

· Naphtali region/territority and the tribe of Israel,the son of Jacob and Bilhah,the tribe of people descended from Naphtali,the territory of the people of Naphtali

· Ochran father of Pagiel, Moses' officer over the tribe of Asher

· Pagiel son of Ochran; Moses' officer over the tribe of Asher

· Pedahzur father of Gamaliel, Moses' officer over the tribe of Manasseh

· Reuben the tribe of Reuben

· Reuel son of Esau and Ishmael's daughter Basemath,a man of Midian; father-in-law to Moses,father of Eliasaph, leader of Gad in the time of Moses,son of Ibnijah of Benjamin whose offspring returned from exile

· Shedeur father of Elizur, Moses' officer over the tribe of Reuben

· Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; Moses' officer over the tribe of Simeon

· Simeon a son of Jonas and brother of Andrew; an apostle of Jesus Christ,a man who was one of the apostles of Christ and also called 'the Zealot',a brother of Jesus,a man who was a well-know victim of leprosy who had been healed by Jesus (NIV note),a man from Cyrene who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus,a Pharisee man in whose house Jesus' feet were washed with tears and anointed,the father of Judas Iscariot,a man who was a sorcerer in Samaria and who wanted to buy the gifts of the Spirit,a man who was a tanner at Joppa and with whom Peter was staying when Cornelius sent for him

· Zurishaddai father of Shelumiel, Moses' officer over the tribe of Simeon

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Num 2:9 The verb is נָסָע (nasa’): “to journey, travel, set out,” and here, “to move camp.” Judah ...

NET Notes: Num 2:10 Here and throughout the line is literally “[under] the standard of the camp of Reuben…according to their divisions.”

NET Notes: Num 2:14 The Leningrad codex, upon which BHS is based, has “Reuel” here. In reading “Deuel” the translation presented above follows man...

NET Notes: Num 2:17 The Hebrew expression is עַל־יָדוֹ (’al-yado, “upon his hand”). This clearly r...

NET Notes: Num 2:22 Here too the Hebrew text simply has “and the tribe of Benjamin.”

NET Notes: Num 2:29 The Hebrew text has “and the tribe of Naphtali.”

NET Notes: Num 2:32 Heb “the house of their fathers.” So also in v. 34.

NET Notes: Num 2:34 The Hebrew word is כֵּן (ken, “thus, so”).

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