Numbers 2:5

2:5 Those who will be camping next to them ¹  are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.

Numbers 2:27

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.

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 3:38

3:38 But those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east, in front of the tent of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, ⁶  and his sons. They were responsible for the needs ⁷  of the sanctuary and for the needs of the Israelites, but the unauthorized person who approached was to be put to death.

[2:5]  ¹ tn Heb “by him” [i.e., Judah].

[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.”

[3:38]  ³ tc In some Hebrew mss and Smr “and Aaron” is not in the verse. The omission arose probably by scribal error with such repetitious material that could easily give rise to variant traditions.

[3:38]  ⁴ tn Here again the verb and its cognate noun are used: keeping the keep, or keeping charge over, or taking responsibility for the care of, or the like.