10:13 This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment 1 of the Lord, by the authority 2 of Moses.
10:14 The standard 3 of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
1 tn Heb “mouth.”
2 tn Heb “hand.”
3 sn The “standard” (דֶּגֶל, degel) was apparently some kind of a symbol put up on a pole to signify the tribal hosts. R. de Vaux thought it simply referred to a pole or a mast, but that would not distinguish tribes (Ancient Israel, 226-27).