Numbers 1:7

1:7 from Judah, Nahshon ¹  son of Amminadab;

Numbers 2:3

The Tribes on the East

2:3 “Now those who will be camping ²  on the east, toward the sunrise, ³  are the divisions ⁴  of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is ⁵  Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Numbers 7:12

The Tribal Offerings

7:12 The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. ⁶ 

Numbers 7:17

7:17 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Numbers 10:14

10:14 The standard ⁷  of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

[1:7]  ¹ sn Nahshon was an ancestor of Boaz and David, and therefore of Christ (Luke 3:32-33).

[2:3]  ² tn The sentence begins with a vav (ו) on a word that is not a finite verb, indicating a new section begins here. The verbal form is a participle with the article used substantivally, with the meaning “and/now those camping.” Many English versions employ a finite verb; cf. KJV “on the east side…shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch.”

[2:3]  ³ tc The two synonyms might seem to be tautological, but this is fairly common and therefore acceptable in Hebrew prose (cf. Exod 26:18; 38:13; etc.).

[2:3]  ⁴ tn The sentence actually has “[those camping…are] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions.”

[2:3]  ⁵ tn Or “will be.”

[7:12]  ⁶ sn The tribe of Judah is listed first. It seems that it had already achieved a place of prominence based on the patriarchal promise of the Messiahship in Judah (Gen 49:10).

[10:14]  ⁷ 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).