Numbers 2:27

Numbers 2:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
• New International Version (NIV)The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.”

Context of Numbers 2:27

25“On the north side shall be the flag of the camp of Dan by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, 26and his army, their numbered men: 62,700. Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran, 28and his army, their numbered men: 41,500. 29Then follows the tribe of Naphtali; and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,

Numbers 2:27 word by word

וְהַחֹנִ֥ים עָלָ֖יו מַטֵּ֣ה אָשֵׁ֑ר וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֔ר פַּגְעִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־עָכְרָֽן׃Read the interlinear

• Those who campחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• nextעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• and the leaderנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Pagielפַּגְעִיאֵלpag‛îy'êl · PagielH6295
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ochranעׇכְרָן‛okrân · OchranH5918

Cross-references for Numbers 2:27

• Numbers 1:13of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;
• Numbers 7:72On the eleventh day it was Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher;

Commentaries on Numbers 2:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-32Verses 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-31The tribes of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali were in the back.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-3110-31. On the south side the standard of the camp of Reuben--The description given of the position of Reuben and his attendant tribes on the south, of Ephraim and his associates on the west, of Dan and his confederates on the north, with that of Judah on the east, suggests the idea of a square or quadrangle, which, allowing one square cubit to each soldier while remaining close in the ranks, has been computed to extend over an area of somewhat more than…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 2:27

• Asher
• Naphtali
• Ocran
• Pagiel

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• Asher
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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