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Numbers 2:10 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. "
Numbers 2:10
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8 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 “All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.
10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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Numbers 2:1
"The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,"
Numbers 2:2
"“The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it."
Numbers 2:3
"“Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab."
Numbers 2:4
"His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred."
Numbers 2:5
"“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar."
Numbers 2:6
"His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred."
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