Numbers 2:27

27 And fast by him shall the trybe of Asser pitche: and the captayne ouer the sones of Asser Pagiel the sonne of Ochran:

Numbers 2:27 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:27

And those that encamp by him [shall be] the tribe of Asher,
&c.] Dan had a standard given him, though the son of an handmaid, being the firstborn of the sons of the handmaids, and his tribe being a warlike tribe, and very numerous; and Asher and Naphtali are placed by him, being the sons of handmaids also, and could not but contentedly pitch by him, who was the eldest of the sons of the handmaids Naphtali being his younger brother by mother's as well as father's side, and Asher the second son of Zilpah, Leah's maid:

and the captain of the children of Asher [shall be] Pagiel the son of
Ocran;
the same as in ( Numbers 1:13 ) ( 7:72 ) .

Numbers 2:27 In-Context

25 And the standert and the hoste of Dan shall lye on the north syde with their companyes: and the captayne ouer ye childre of Dan Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi Sadai:

26 and his hoste and the nubre of them .lxij. thousande and vij. hundred.

27 And fast by him shall the trybe of Asser pitche: and the captayne ouer the sones of Asser Pagiel the sonne of Ochran:

28 and his hoste and the nubre of them .xli. thousande and v. hundred.

29 And the trybe of Naphtali also and the captayne ouer ye childern of Naphtali: Ahira the sonne of Enan: