KJV King James Version
Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
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Numbers 2:17
Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.
WEB World English Bible
“Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.
ASV American Standard Version
Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the tent of meeting—the camp of the Levites—hath journeyed in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station by their standards.
Surrounding context — Numbers 2
14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
18 On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And by him [shall be] the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh [shall be] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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וְנָסַ֧עH5265 · na.sato set outאֹֽהֶל־H168 · o.heltentמוֹעֵ֛דH4150 · mo.edmeeting: time appointedמַחֲנֵ֥הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampהַלְוִיִּ֖םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviבְּת֣וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַֽמַּחֲנֹ֑תH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichיַחֲנוּ֙H2583 · cha.nahto campכֵּ֣ןH3651 · kenrightיִסָּ֔עוּH5265 · na.sato set outאִ֥ישׁH376 · ishmanעַל־H5921 · aluponיָד֖וֹH3027 · yadhandלְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סH1714 · de.gelstandard
Cross-references
Numbers 10:21And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the other] did set up the tabernacle against they came.Numbers 10:17And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.Colossians 2:5For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.Numbers 3:38But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, [even] before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, [shall be] Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.Numbers 1:50-53But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that [belong] to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.1 Corinthians 14:40Let all things be done decently and in order.Numbers 2:1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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