Numbers 2:27 — Meaning and Application

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.”

Numbers 2:27

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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.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, {were} threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

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.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, {were} forty and one thousand and five hundred.

Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali {shall be} Ahira the son of Enan.

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Numbers 2:1

"And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,"

Numbers 2:2

"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. {far...: Heb. over against}"

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."

Numbers 2:4

"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, {were} threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred."

Numbers 2:5

"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."

Numbers 2:6

"And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, {were} fifty and four thousand and four hundred."

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