Numbers 1:52

52 The rest of the Israelites shall set up camp, company by company, each man with his own group and under his own banner.

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 Instead, put the Levites in charge of the Tent of my presence and all its equipment. They shall carry it and its equipment, serve in it, and set up their camp around it.

51 Whenever you move your camp, the Levites shall take the Tent down and set it up again at each new campsite. Anyone else who comes near the Tent shall be put to death.

52 The rest of the Israelites shall set up camp, company by company, each man with his own group and under his own banner.

53 But the Levites shall camp around the Tent to guard it, so that no one may come near and cause my anger to strike the community of Israel."

54 So the people of Israel did everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.