Numbers 2:1

And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

In Context

2'The children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting.

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Cross References

Numbers 2:17Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 2:1

The thousands of Israel, having been mustered in the former chapter, in this are marshalled, and a regular disposition is made of their camp, by a divine appointment. Here is, I. A general order concerning it, ver. 1, 2 . II. Particular directions for the posting of each of the tribes, in four distinct squadrons, three tribes in each squadron. 1. In the van-guard on the east were posted Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, ver. 3-9 . 2. In the right wing, southward, Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, ver. 10-16 . 3. In the rear,… Read the whole commentary →

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