Discovery BoxNumbers 2:3 
Context2:3 “Now those who will be camping 1 on the east, toward the sunrise, 2 are the divisions 3 of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is 4 Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Numbers 2:10
Context2:10 “On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. 5 The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
Numbers 2:17-18
Context2:17 “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 6 under his standard.
2:18 “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 Amihud.
Numbers 2:25
Context2:25 “On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
Numbers 2:31
Context2:31 All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards.”
Numbers 2:34
Context2:34 So the Israelites did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way 7 they camped under their standards, and that is the way they traveled, each with his clan and family.
1 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.”
2 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.).
3 tn The sentence actually has “[those camping…are] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions.”
4 tn Or “will be.”
5 tn Here and throughout the line is literally “[under] the standard of the camp of Reuben…according to their divisions.”
6 tn The Hebrew expression is עַל־יָדוֹ (’al-yado, “upon his hand”). This clearly refers to a specifically designated place for each man.
7 tn The Hebrew word is כֵּן (ken, “thus, so”).
