Numbers 1:52

52 metabuntur autem castra filii Israhel unusquisque per turmas et cuneos atque exercitum suum

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 sed constitue eos super tabernaculum testimonii cuncta vasa eius et quicquid ad caerimonias pertinet ipsi portabunt tabernaculum et omnia utensilia eius et erunt in ministerio ac per gyrum tabernaculi metabuntur
51 cum proficiscendum fuerit deponent Levitae tabernaculum cum castra metanda erigent quisquis externorum accesserit occidetur
52 metabuntur autem castra filii Israhel unusquisque per turmas et cuneos atque exercitum suum
53 porro Levitae per gyrum tabernaculi figent tentoria ne fiat indignatio super multitudinem filiorum Israhel et excubabunt in custodiis tabernaculi testimonii
54 fecerunt ergo filii Israhel iuxta omnia quae praeceperat Dominus Mosi
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