God’s Word Translation
Numbers 2:34
34So the Israelites did everything as the Lord had commanded Moses. They set up camp under their flags, and each person traveled with his own family and household.
Numbers 2:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
- New International Version (NIV)So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, each one in his clan, according to his fathers' house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; so they camped by their standards and so they broke camp, each one by his family, according to their fathers’ houses.
Context of Numbers 2:34
32This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was 603,550. 33As the Lord had commanded Moses, the Levites were not registered along with the other Israelites. So the Israelites did everything as the Lord had commanded Moses. They set up camp under their flags, and each person traveled with his own family and household.
Read all of Numbers 2Numbers 2:34 word by word
וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֗ה כֵּֽן־חָנ֤וּ לְדִגְלֵיהֶם֙ וְכֵ֣ן נָסָ֔עוּ אִ֥ישׁ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖יו עַל־בֵּ֥ית אֲבֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- according to all that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- so they pitchedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
- by their standardsדֶּ֫גֶלdegel · standardH1714
- and so they set forwardנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
- every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- after their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- according to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
Cross-references for Numbers 2:34
- Numbers 1:54The Israelites did everything as the Lord commanded Moses.
- Exodus 39:42The Israelites had done all the work following the Lord’s instructions to Moses.
- Psalms 119:6Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments.
- Luke 1:6Zechariah and Elizabeth had God’s approval. They followed all the Lord’s commands and regulations perfectly.
- Numbers 2:2“The Israelites will put up their tents with each family under the flag that symbolizes its household. They will put their tents around the tent of meeting, facing it.
- Numbers 10:28This was the order in which the Israelite armies broke camp when they went from place to place.
- Numbers 23:9I see them from the top of rocky cliffs, I look at them from the hills. I see a nation that lives by itself, people who do not consider themselves to be like other nations.
- Numbers 24:2looked up, and saw Israel’s camp grouped by tribes. The Spirit of God entered him,
Commentaries on Numbers 2:34
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34At first, the Hebrews obeyed God's commands by camping and marching as Moses instructed. Yet, they soon stopped being obedient.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
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