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Numbers 2

Numbers 2:4

The Order of the Camps · Numbers 2:1–34
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Translations

Modern
…and his division numbers 74,600.
Traditional
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Literal
…and his host was numbered at four and seventy thousand and six hundred.
Latin
Et omnis de stirpe ejus summa pugnantium, septuaginta quatuor millia sexcenti.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
…and his division numbers 74,600.

Notes

Numbers 2:3–9

The tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun camped in the most important spot on the east side of the Tent of Meeting. They led when Israel traveled. This largest tribal group had 186,400 people. It could protect the holy tent and its assistants very well.

Numbers 2:1–34

Israel organized its camps by tribal groups. This probably addressed social status, water access, and security for the Tent of Meeting. This tent represented the Lord's presence. The Egyptian army from around the same time period used a similar defensive formation to protect holy objects during their battle campaigns.

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Genealogy Numbers, Book of Tabernacle

Topics

Aloes: Lign-Aloes Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Order of Encamping During the Tribe of Judah: Strength of, on Leaving Egypt The Tribes of Israel: Encamped in Their Divisions and by Their Standards Round The Tribe of Judah: At Sinai