Numbers 2:1-3

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Arrangement of the Camps

2 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ²“The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the ^[a]banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle), but at a distance. ³Those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the ^[b]standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall lead the sons of Judah,

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Footnotes

Numbers 2:2 Each of the twelve tribes had a colored banner. The tribes were organized into groups of three. The leading tribe in each triad had a standard representing their group.
Numbers 2:3 The standard of the tribes of Judah contained the picture of a lion.