Numbers 1:52

52 And the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, each man by his own camp and each man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

Numbers 1:52 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 1:52

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man
by his own camp
There were four, unless every tribe was a camp, and so then there were twelve camps, besides the camp of the Levites: the Targum of Jonathan is,

``by the house of his troop,''

the regiment to which he belonged, every tribe or camp having various troops or regiments in it:

and every man by his own standard throughout their hosts;
there were four standards, and three tribes to each standard, which were placed east, west, north, and south of the tabernacle, as is at large described in the following chapter.

Numbers 1:52 In-Context

50 But thou shalt place the Levites in the tabernacle of the testimony and over all the vessels thereof and over all things that belong to it; they shall bear the tabernacle and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister in it and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

51 And when the tabernacle departs, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.

52 And the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, each man by his own camp and each man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of the testimony that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the sons of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.

54 And the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.