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Numbers 2:3-5
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Numbers 2:3-5
New English Translation
The Tribes on the East
3 “Now those who will be camping[a] on the east, toward the sunrise,[b] are the divisions[c] of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is[d] Nahshon son of Amminadab. 4 Those numbered in his division[e] are 74,600. 5 Those who will be camping next to them[f] are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
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- Numbers 2:3 tn The sentence begins with a vav (ו) on a word that is not a finite verb, indicating a new section begins here. The verbal form is a participle with the article used substantivally, with the meaning “and/now those camping.” Many English versions employ a finite verb; cf. KJV “on the east side…shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch.”
- Numbers 2:3 tc The two synonyms might seem to be tautological, but this is fairly common and therefore acceptable in Hebrew prose (cf. Exod 26:18; 38:13; etc.).
- Numbers 2:3 tn The sentence actually has “[those camping…are] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions.”
- Numbers 2:3 tn Or “will be.”
- Numbers 2:4 tc The expression “and his divisions and those numbered of them” is somewhat tautological. The words are synonyms used for statistical purposes, and so neither should be simply deleted.
- Numbers 2:5 tn Heb “by him” [i.e., Judah].
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