Nombres 2:1-7

1 L'Éternel parla aussi à Moïse et à Aaron, en disant:

2 Les enfants d'Israël camperont chacun sous sa bannière, près des enseignes des maisons de leurs pères; ils camperont vis-à-vis et tout autour du tabernacle d'assignation.

3 Ceux qui camperont en avant, vers l'Orient, ce sera la bannière du camp de Juda, selon ses armées, et le chef des enfants de Juda, Nahasshon, fils d'Amminadab,

4 Et son armée, ses dénombrés: soixante-quatorze mille six cents.

5 Et la tribu d'Issacar campera auprès de lui; et le chef des enfants d'Issacar, Nathanaël, fils de Tsuar,

6 Et son armée, ses dénombrés: cinquante-quatre mille quatre cents.

7 Puis la tribu de Zabulon, et le chef des enfants de Zabulon, Eliab, fils de Hélon,

Nombres 2:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 2

This chapter contains the order of the encampment and march of the tribes of Israel in their proper places about the tabernacle; the general direction for the same is in Nu 1:1,2; the particulars follow; on the cast of the tabernacle the camp of Judah was to pitch, and under his standard the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun, Nu 1:3-9; on the south side of it the camp of Reuben, and under his standard the tribes of Simeon and Gad, Nu 1:10-16; then the tabernacle, with the camp of the Levites round it, were next, to stand or set forward, Nu 1:17; and on the west side the camp of Ephraim, and under his standard the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, Nu 1:18-24; and on the north side the camp of Dan, and under his standard the tribes of Asher and Naphtali, Nu 1:25-31; the sum total of the numbers of which camps are given, exclusive of the camp of Levi, Nu 1:32,33; and the chapter is concluded with observing, that all was done according to the commandment of God, Nu 1:34.