KJV King James Version
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah.
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Numbers 2:3
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
WEB World English Bible
Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
ASV American Standard Version
And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And those encamping eastward towards the sun-rising, are of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab;
Surrounding context — Numbers 2
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah.
4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
5 And those that do pitch next unto him [shall be] the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar [shall be] captain of the children of Issachar.
6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
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וְהַחֹנִים֙H2583 · cha.nahto campקֵ֣דְמָהH6924 · qe.demEastמִזְרָ֔חָהH4217 · miz.rachEast (Gate)דֶּ֛גֶלH1714 · de.gelstandardמַחֲנֵ֥הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampיְהוּדָ֖הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahלְצִבְאֹתָ֑םH6635 · tsa.vaarmyוְנָשִׂיא֙H5387 · na.sileaderלִבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahנַחְשׁ֖וֹןH5177 · nach.shonNahshonבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childעַמִּינָדָֽב׃H5992 · am.mi.na.davAmminadab
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 2:10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;Ruth 4:20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,Numbers 10:14-16In the first [place] went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host [was] Nahshon the son of Amminadab.Numbers 1:7Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.Luke 3:32-33Which was [the son] of Jesse, which was [the son] of Obed, which was [the son] of Booz, which was [the son] of Salmon, which was [the son] of Naasson,Numbers 7:17And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.Matthew 1:4And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;Genesis 49:8-10Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.Judges 1:1-2Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?1 Chronicles 5:2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph’s:)Numbers 26:19-22The sons of Judah [were] Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.Numbers 7:12And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
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