Numbers 2:2

Numbers 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
• New International Version (NIV)“The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“When the Israelites set up camp, each tribe will be assigned its own area. The tribal divisions will camp beneath their family banners on all four sides of the Tabernacle, but at some distance from it.

Context of Numbers 2:2

1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, "The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side. 3Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab, 4his company as listed being 74,600.

Numbers 2:2 word by word

אִ֣ישׁ עַל־דִּגְל֤וֹ בְאֹתֹת֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔ם יַחֲנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִנֶּ֕גֶד סָבִ֥יב לְאֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֖ד יַחֲנֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• shall pitchחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• by his own standardדֶּ֫גֶלdegel · standardH1714
• with the ensignאוֹת'ôth · sign: indicatorH226
• of their father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• far offנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150

Cross-references for Numbers 2:2

• Numbers 2:3Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
• Numbers 1:52The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and each man by his own standard.
• Numbers 10:14The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out first by their companies, and over their company was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
• Isaiah 11:10In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
• Isaiah 18:3All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth, when a signal is raised on the mountains, look! When a trumpet is blown, hear!
• Zechariah 9:16On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land.
• Joshua 3:4Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before."
• Numbers 1:50But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it and shall camp around the tabernacle.
• Psalms 76:11Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared,
• Isaiah 12:6Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."
• Ezekiel 43:7and he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places,
• 1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
• Philippians 1:27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
• Colossians 2:19and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
• Revelation 4:2At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne.

Commentaries on Numbers 2:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Every man - shall pitch by his own standard - Commentators, critics, philosophers, and professional men, have taken a great deal of pains to illustrate this chapter by showing the best method of encampment for such a vast number of men, and the manner in which they conceive the Israelites formed their camp in the wilderness. As God gave them the plan, it was doubtless in every respect perfect; and fully answered the double purpose of convenience and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2standard … ensign - The “standard” marked the division, or camp (cf. Numbers 1:9, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:31); the “ensign” the family. There would thus be four “standards” only, one for each “camp” of three tribes. The “standard” was probably a solid figure or emblem mounted on a pole, such as the Egyptians used. Tradition appropriates the four cherubic forms (Ezekiel 1:5-12; Revelation 4:7 ff), the lion, man, ox, and eagle, to the camps of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Each area of the Hebrew camp had family banners, probably flags or streamers (1:52). Modern Bedouins also use tribal symbols or battle flags. This shows the continued importance of tribe, clan, and family divisions. The tribes camped around the holy place at a safe distance (compare Joshua 3:4). This respected the distinction between God's holiness and the non-Levitical tribes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342. Every man ... shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house--Standards were visible signs of a certain recognized form for directing the movements of large bodies of people. As the Israelites were commanded to encamp "each by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house," the direction has been considered as implying that they possessed three varieties: (1) the great tribal standards, which served as rallying…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Numbers 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings