Numbers 2:17

The Tribe in the Center

2:17 “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 1  under his standard.

Numbers 4:19

4:19 but in order that they will live 2  and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint 3  each man 4  to his service and his responsibility.

1 tn The Hebrew expression is עַל־יָדוֹ (’al-yado, “upon his hand”). This clearly refers to a specifically designated place for each man.

2 tn The word order is different in the Hebrew text: Do this…and they will live. Consequently, the verb “and they will live” is a perfect tense with a vav (ו) consecutive to express the future consequence of “doing this” for them.

3 tn The perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive continues the instruction for Aaron.

4 tn The distributive sense is obtained by the repetition, “a man” and “a man.”