Numbers 2:3

The Tribes and Leaders by Armies

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2 ^a“Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own¹ standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp ^bsome distance from the tabernacle of meeting.

3 On the ^aeast side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and ^bNahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah.”

4 And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred.

5 “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader of the children of Issachar.”

6 And his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred.

7 “Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun.”

8 And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

9 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—^athese shall break camp first.

10 “On the ^asouth side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.”

11 And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Numbers 2:3-32

The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles:

Numbers 2:14

Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14.

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