Numbers 2:4-9

2:4 Those numbered in his division ¹  are 74,600. 2:5 Those who will be camping next to them ²  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 ³  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 ⁴  at the front.

[2:4]  ¹ tc The expression “and his divisions and those numbered of them” is somewhat tautological. The words are synonyms used for statistical purposes, and so neither should be simply deleted.

[2:5]  ² tn Heb “by him” [i.e., Judah].

[2:7]  ³ tn This part has been supplied; the text simply has “the tribe of Zebulun.”

[2:9]  ⁴ tn The verb is נָסָע (nasa’): “to journey, travel, set out,” and here, “to move camp.” Judah will go first, or, literally, at the head of the nation, when they begin to travel.