Numbers 10:13-14

Judah Begins the Journey

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.

[10:13]  ¹ tn Heb “mouth.”

[10:13]  ² tn Heb “hand.”

[10:14]  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).