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The Tribe in the Center

17 “Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place[a] under his standard.

The Tribes on the West

18 “On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud. 19 Those numbered in his division are 40,500.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 2:17 tn The Hebrew expression is עַל־יָדוֹ (ʿal yado, “upon his hand”). This clearly refers to a specifically designated place for each man.

17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites(A) will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.

18 On the west(B) will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim(C) under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.(D) 19 His division numbers 40,500.

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