Numbers 1:52

And the children of Israel shall encamp, every man in his own order, and every man according to his + 1:52 Or, headship, i. e. according to the situation of his captain or prince.company, with their host.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

In Context

51And in removing the tabernacle, the Levites shall take it down, and in pitching the tabernacle they shall set it up: and let the stranger that advances to touch it die.

53But let the Levites encamp round about the tabernacle of witness fronting it, and so there shall be no sin among the children of Israel; and the Levites themselves shall keep the guard of the tabernacle of witness.

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Cross References

Numbers 2:2Let the children of Israel encamp fronting each other, every man keeping his own rank, according to their standards, according to the houses of their families; the children of Israel shall encamp round about the tabernacle of witness.

Numbers 10:1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 1:48-54

47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. 48 For the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying, 49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: 50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the… Read the whole commentary →

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