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Numbers 2:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 2:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
Numbers 2:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers` houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.
3And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
4And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
5And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
7[And] the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
8And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And those that do pitch next unto him [shall be] the tribe of Issachar, etc.] Who with Zebulun, after mentioned, as placed with him under the same standard, were the brethren of Judah, by the same mother Leah, and so fitly put together, as most likely to continue in harmony and love; and being the youngest sons of Leah, and brethren of Judah, would, without any reluctance or murmuring, pitch under their elder brother’s standard: and Nethaneel, the son of Zuar, [shall be] captain of the children of Issachar; (see <040108>Numbers 1:8 7:18).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“those that pitch next unto him--that is, on the one side.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles: Numbers 2:14 Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 1:8, Num 1:28, Num 1:29, Num 7:18, Num 7:23, Num 10:15, Num 26:23-25 Numbers 2:6”
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