KJV King James Version
And those that encamp by him [shall be] the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher [shall be] Pagiel the son of Ocran.
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Numbers 2:27
And those that encamp by him [shall be] the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher [shall be] Pagiel the son of Ocran.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
WEB World English Bible
“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
ASV American Standard Version
And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And those encamping by him are of the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran;
Surrounding context — Numbers 2
24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim [were] an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.
25 The standard of the camp of Dan [shall be] on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan [shall be] Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
27 And those that encamp by him [shall be] the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher [shall be] Pagiel the son of Ocran.
28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty and one thousand and five hundred.
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali [shall be] Ahira the son of Enan.
30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
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Numbers 1:13Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.Numbers 7:77And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.Numbers 7:72On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, [offered]:
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