Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 2

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall pitchיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583by his own standardדִּגְל֤וֹdig.LoH1714,with the ensignבְאֹתֹת֙ve.'o.TotH226of their father’sאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004:far offמִנֶּ֕גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048aboutסָבִ֥יבsa.VivH5439the tabernacleלְאֹֽהֶל־le.'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150shall they pitchיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583.

3And on the east sideקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924toward the risingמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217of the sun shall they of the standardדֶּ֛גֶלDe.gelH1714of the campמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063pitchוְהַחֹנִים֙ve.ha.cho.NimH2583throughout their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֑םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635:and Nahshonנַחְשׁ֖וֹןnach.ShonH5177the sonלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Amminadabעַמִּינָדָֽב׃'a.mi.na.DavH5992shall becaptainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenבֶּן־ben-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

4And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werethreescore and fourteenאַרְבָּעָ֧ה וְשִׁבְעִ֛ים'ar.ba.'Ah ve.shiv.'ImH702 H7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

5And those that do pitchוְהַחֹנִ֥יםve.ha.cho.NimH2583next unto him shall bethe tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485:and Nethaneelנְתַנְאֵ֖לne.tan.'ElH5417the sonלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Zuarצוּעָֽר׃tzu.'ArH6686shall becaptainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenבֶּן־ben-H1121of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485.

6And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדָ֑יוu.fe.ku.DavH6485thereof, werefiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and fourאַרְבָּעָ֧ה'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ סme.'otH3967.

7Thenthe tribeמַטֵּ֖הma.TehH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֑ןze.vu.LunH2074:and Eliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvH446the sonלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Helonחֵלֹֽן׃che.LonH2497shall becaptainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074.

8And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדָ֑יוu.fe.ku.DavH6485thereof, werefiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and sevenשִׁבְעָ֧הshiv.'AhH7651thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

9All that were numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֞יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485in the campלְמַחֲנֵ֣הle.ma.cha.NehH4264of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063werean hundredמְאַ֨תme.'AtH3967thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505and sixוְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־ve.she.shet-H8337thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967,throughout their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֑םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635.These shall firstרִאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223set forthיִסָּֽעוּ׃ סyi.Sa.'uH5265.

10On the south sideתֵּימָ֖נָהtei.Ma.nahH8486shall bethe standardדֶּ֣גֶלDe.gelH1714of the campמַחֲנֵ֧הma.cha.NehH4264of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֛ןre.'u.VenH7205according to their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֑םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205shall beElizurאֱלִיצ֖וּר'e.li.TzurH468the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shedeurשְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃she.dei.'UrH7707.

11And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדָ֑יוu.fe.ku.DavH6485thereof, werefortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֛יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and sixשִׁשָּׁ֧הshi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

12And those which pitchוְהַחוֹנִ֥םve.ha.cho.NimH2583by him shall bethe tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Simeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095shall beShelumielשְׁלֻמִיאֵ֖לshe.lu.mi.'ElH8017the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of ZurishaddaiH6701.

13And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werefiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and nineתִּשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and threeוּשְׁלֹ֥שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

14Then the tribeוְמַטֵּ֖הve.ma.TehH4294of Gadגָּ֑דGadH1410:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410shall beEliasaphאֶלְיָסָ֖ף'el.ya.SafH460the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Reuelרְעוּאֵֽל׃re.'u.'ElH7467.

15And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werefortyוְאַרְבָּעִים֙ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

16All that were numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֞יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485in the campלְמַחֲנֵ֣הle.ma.cha.NehH4264of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֗ןre.'u.VenH7205werean hundredמְאַ֨תme.'AtH3967thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and oneוְאֶחָ֨דve.'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572,throughout their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֑םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635.And they shall set forthיִסָּֽעוּ׃ סyi.Sa.'uH5265in the second rankוּשְׁנִיִּ֖םu.she.ni.YimH8145.

17Then the tabernacleאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150shall set forwardוְנָסַ֧עve.na.Sa'H5265with the campמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֹ֑תha.ma.cha.NotH4264:as they encampיַחֲנוּ֙ya.cha.NuH2583,so shall they set forwardיִסָּ֔עוּyi.Sa.'uH5265,every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in his placeיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027by their standardsלְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.dig.lei.HemH1714.

18On the west sideיָ֑מָּהYa.mahH3220shall bethe standardדֶּ֣גֶלDe.gelH1714of the campמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669according to their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֖םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shall beElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיהֽוּד׃'a.mi.HudH5989.

19And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

20And by him shall bethe tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519shall beGamalielגַּמְלִיאֵ֖לgam.li.'ElH1583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pedahzurפְּדָהצֽוּר׃pe.da.h.TzurH6301.

21And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

22Then the tribeוּמַטֵּ֖הu.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144shall beAbidanאֲבִידָ֖ן'a.vi.DanH27the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gideoniגִּדְעֹנִֽי׃gid.'o.NiH1441.

23And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֧הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

24All that were numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֞יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485of the campלְמַחֲנֵ֣הle.ma.cha.NehH4264of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669werean hundredמְאַ֥תme.'AtH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505and eightוּשְׁמֹֽנַת־u.she.mo.nat-H8083thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505and an hundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967,throughout their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֑םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635.And they shall go forwardיִסָּֽעוּ׃ סyi.Sa.'uH5265in the third rankוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםu.she.li.ShimH7992.

25The standardדֶּ֣גֶלDe.gelH1714of the campמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of Danדָ֛ןdanH1835shall beon the north sideצָפֹ֖נָהtza.Fo.nahH6828by their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֑םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835shall beAhiezerאֲחִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.chi.'E.zerH295the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammishaddaiעַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי׃'am.Mi.sha.DaiH5996.

26And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werethreescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםve.shi.ShimH8346and twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and sevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

27And those that encampוְהַחֹנִ֥יםve.ha.cho.NimH2583by him shall bethe tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Asherאָשֵׁ֑ר'a.SherH836:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836shall bePagielפַּגְעִיאֵ֖לpag.'i.'ElH6295the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ocranעָכְרָֽן׃'a.khe.RanH5918.

28And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werefortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֛יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

29Then the tribeוּמַטֵּ֖הu.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321:and the captainוְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'H5387of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321shall beAhiraאֲחִירַ֖ע'a.chi.Ra'H299the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Enanעֵינָֽן׃'ei.NanH5881.

30And his armyוּצְבָא֖וֹu.tze.va.'OH6635,and those that were numberedוּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu.fe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, werefiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֧הshe.lo.ShahH7969thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

31All they that were numberedהַפְּקֻדִים֙ha.pe.ku.DimH6485in the campלְמַ֣חֲנֵהle.Ma.cha.nehH4264of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835werean hundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֧הve.shiv.'AhH7651thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and sixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967.They shall goיִסְע֖וּyis.'UH5265hindmostלָאַחֲרֹנָ֥הla.'a.cha.ro.NahH314with their standardsלְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פle.dig.lei.HemH1714.

32These arethose which were numberedפְּקוּדֵ֥יpe.ku.DeiH6485of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1:all those that were numberedפְּקוּדֵ֤יpe.ku.DeiH6485of the campsהַֽמַּחֲנֹת֙ha.ma.cha.NotH4264throughout their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֔םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635weresixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505and threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

33But the Levitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881were not numberedהָתְפָּקְד֔וּha.te.pa.ke.DuH6485amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

34And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to all that Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872:so they pitchedחָנ֤וּcha.NuH2583by their standardsלְדִגְלֵיהֶם֙le.dig.lei.HemH1714,and so they set forwardנָסָ֔עוּna.Sa.'uH5265,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖יוle.mish.pe.cho.TavH4940,according to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

Commentaries on Numbers 2