| Scripture |
Expanded Comments |
| |
|
| 1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, |
|
| 2 The children of Israel shall encamp every one by his standard, with the ensign of their father's house; round about the tent of meeting, afar off, opposite to it shall they encamp. |
By his own standard – The human skull corresponds to the layout of Israel's Tabernacle and camp. R4028:6, R4029:1
The order of the tents corresponds to the transformation of the converted mind. R4029:3
About the tabernacle – Religion was the center of all ambition and activity. R4028:3
All order in the church and harmony among brethren must recognize this common center. R4028:5
|
| 3 And for those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising there shall be the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab; |
|
| 4 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred. |
|
| 5 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar; |
|
| 6 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-four thousand four hundred. |
|
| 7 With them shall be the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon; |
|
| 8 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-seven thousand four hundred. |
|
| 9 All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first. |
|
| |
|
| 10 The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be southward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur; |
|
| 11 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, forty-six thousand five hundred. |
|
| 12 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; |
|
| 13 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-nine thousand three hundred. |
|
| 14 And with them shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel; |
|
| 15 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. |
|
| 16 All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second. |
|
| |
|
| 17 And the tent of meeting shall set forth, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forth, every man in his place, according to their standards. |
|
| |
|
| 18 The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud; |
|
| 19 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty thousand five hundred. |
|
| 20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; |
|
| 21 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand two hundred. |
|
| 22 And with them shall be the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni; |
|
| 23 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-five thousand four hundred. |
|
| 24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third. |
|
| |
|
| 25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be northward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; |
|
| 26 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, sixty-two thousand seven hundred. |
|
| 27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran; |
|
| 28 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-one thousand five hundred. |
|
| 29 And with them shall be the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan; |
|
| 30 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred. |
|
| 31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth last according to their standards. |
|
| |
|
| 32 These are those that were numbered of the children of Israel, according to their fathers' houses: all those that were numbered of the camps, according to their hosts, were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. |
603,550 men – Implying a total number of about 2,000,000. R3982:3, R4037:2
Prof. Petrie suggests a total number of about 30,000. R5277:3*
Prof. Petrie's reckoning refuted by B.H. Barton. R5355:5*
|
| 33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. |
|
| 34 And the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses: so they encamped according to their standards, and so they journeyed, every one according to their families, according to their fathers' houses. |
|