Numbers 2

YHWH commands the Israelites to arrange their camps around the Tabernacle in a specific order, with Judah positioned to the east and given pride of place as the first to break camp, followed by Reuben to the south, Ephraim to the west, and Dan to the north.[1][3] This divinely ordained arrangement transforms the former slaves into an orderly, disciplined nation with each tribe assigned a precise position under its banner and tribal leader.[2][3]

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And those camping and the tent-pitching ones eastward frontward toward the sunrise toward the sunrise-place the standard banner-of of the camp encampment-of of Judah Praised-One according to their armies to their hosts And the leader and a lifted-one of the sons to the sons of Judah Praised-One Nahshon Serpent-Enchanter son builder-son of Amminadab My-People-Is-Willing
Verse 3 וְ/הַ/חֹנִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehachonim And those camping and the tent-pitching ones HC/Td/Vqrmpa קֵ֣דְמָ/ה 𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤄 qedemah eastward frontward HNcmsa/Sd מִזְרָ֔חָ/ה 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄 mizerachah toward the sunrise toward the sunrise-place HNcmsa/Sd דֶּ֛גֶל 𐤃𐤂𐤋 degel the standard banner-of HNcmsc מַחֲנֵ֥ה 𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 machaneh of the camp encampment-of HNcbsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp לְ/צִבְאֹתָ֑/ם 𐤋/𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤕/𐤌 letsiveotam according to their armies to their hosts HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וְ/נָשִׂיא֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀 venasi And the leader and a lifted-one HC/Ncmsa לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) of the sons to the sons HR/Ncmpc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 of Judah Praised-One HNp נַחְשׁ֖וֹן 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤍 nacheshon Nahshon Serpent-Enchanter HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc עַמִּינָדָֽב 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁 aminadav of Amminadab My-People-Is-Willing HNp
All whole-of the numbered the mustered ones of the camp to the encampment of of Judah Praised-One a hundred a hundred of thousand a thousand and eighty and eight-tens thousand a thousand and six and six-of thousand thousands and four and four hundred hundreds for their armies to their hosts first the first (feminine singular) they shall set out they pull up and set out
Verse 9 כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal All whole-of HNcmsc הַ/פְּקֻדִ֞ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 hapequdim the numbered the mustered ones HTd/Vqsmpa לְ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 lemachaneh of the camp to the encampment of HR/Ncbsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp מְאַ֨ת 𐤌𐤀𐤕 meat a hundred a hundred of HAcbsc אֶ֜לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand a thousand HAcbsa וּ/שְׁמֹנִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 ushemonim and eighty and eight-tens HC/Acbpa אֶ֛לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 thousand a thousand HAcbsa וְ/שֵֽׁשֶׁת 𐤅/𐤔𐤔𐤕 vesheshet and six and six-of HC/Acmsc אֲלָפִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand thousands HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבַּע 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 veareba and four and four HC/Acfsa מֵא֖וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa לְ/צִבְאֹתָ֑/ם 𐤋/𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤕/𐤌 letsiveotam for their armies to their hosts HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 rishonah first the first (feminine singular) HAafsa יִסָּֽעוּ 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤅 yisau they shall set out they pull up and set out HVqi3mp
All whole-of those numbered the mustered ones of the camp to the encampment of Reuben See-a-Son (masculine personal name) a hundred a hundred of thousand a thousand and one and one (as a single unity) and fifty and five-tens thousand a thousand and four and four hundred hundreds and fifty and five-tens of their armies to their hosts second and second ones they shall set out they pull up and set out
Verse 16 כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal All whole-of HNcmsc הַ/פְּקֻדִ֞ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 hapequdim those numbered the mustered ones HTd/Vqsmpa לְ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 lemachaneh of the camp to the encampment of HR/Ncbsc רְאוּבֵ֗ן 𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍 reuven Reuben See-a-Son (masculine personal name) HNp מְאַ֨ת 𐤌𐤀𐤕 meat a hundred a hundred of HAcbsc אֶ֜לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand a thousand HAcbsa וְ/אֶחָ֨ד 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤃 veechad Eka (Bemba) and one and one (as a single unity) HC/Acmsa וַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 vachamishim and fifty and five-tens HC/Acbpa אֶ֛לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 thousand a thousand HAcbsa וְ/אַרְבַּע 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 veareba and four and four HC/Acfsa מֵא֥וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa וַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 vachamishim-2 and fifty and five-tens HC/Acbpa לְ/צִבְאֹתָ֑/ם 𐤋/𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤕/𐤌 letsiveotam of their armies to their hosts HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וּ/שְׁנִיִּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 usheniyim second and second ones HC/Aompa יִסָּֽעוּ 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤅 yisau they shall set out they pull up and set out HVqi3mp
and shall set out and he lifted up tent tent-dwelling of meeting appointed time camp encampment-of of the Levites the joined-ones in the midst in the midst of of the camps the encampments as that-which-is-suitable they camp they will encamp so thus, in an established way they shall set out they pull up and set out each man individual man in his place upon (up-over) by his hand his hand under their standards to their banner-standards
Verse 17 וְ/נָסַ֧ע 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤏 venasa and shall set out and he lifted up HC/Vqq3ms אֹֽהֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent tent-dwelling HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֛ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting appointed time HNcmsa מַחֲנֵ֥ה 𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 machaneh camp encampment-of HNcbsc הַ/לְוִיִּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim of the Levites the joined-ones HTd/Ngmpa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַֽ/מַּחֲנֹ֑ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤕 hamachanot of the camps the encampments HTd/Ncbpa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr יַחֲנוּ֙ 𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 yachanu they camp they will encamp HVqi3mp כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus, in an established way HTm יִסָּ֔עוּ 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤅 yisau they shall set out they pull up and set out HVqi3mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man individual man HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in his place upon (up-over) HR יָד֖/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado by his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms לְ/דִגְלֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤃𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 ledigeleyhem under their standards to their banner-standards HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp
All whole-of those numbered the mustered ones of the camp to the encampment of of Dan Judge (masculine singular proper name) a hundred a hundred of thousand a thousand and seven and seven and fifty and five-tens thousand a thousand and six and six hundred hundreds last to the aftermost one they shall set out they will pull up and journey on under their standards to their banner-standards
Verse 31 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal All whole-of HNcmsc הַ/פְּקֻדִים֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 hapequdim those numbered the mustered ones HTd/Vqsmpa לְ/מַ֣חֲנֵה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 lemachaneh of the camp to the encampment of HR/Ncbsc דָ֔ן 𐤃𐤍 dan of Dan Judge (masculine singular proper name) HNp מְאַ֣ת 𐤌𐤀𐤕 meat a hundred a hundred of HAcbsc אֶ֗לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand a thousand HAcbsa וְ/שִׁבְעָ֧ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 veshiveah and seven and seven HC/Acmsa וַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֛ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 vachamishim and fifty and five-tens HC/Acbpa אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 thousand a thousand HAcbsa וְ/שֵׁ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤔𐤔 veshesh and six and six HC/Acfsa מֵא֑וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa לָ/אַחֲרֹנָ֥ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤄 laacharonah last to the aftermost one HRd/Aafsa יִסְע֖וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤅 yiseu they shall set out they will pull up and journey on HVqi3mp לְ/דִגְלֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤃𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 ledigeleyhem under their standards to their banner-standards HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp
These these (ones) numbered mustered ones of sons builder-sons Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God according to house to the house(s) of their fathers their fathers all whole-of numbered mustered ones of the camps the encampments of their armies to their hosts six six (feminine form) hundred hundreds thousand a thousand and three and three-of thousands thousands and five and five hundred hundreds and fifty and five-tens
Verse 32 אֵ֛לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh These these (ones) HPdxcp פְּקוּדֵ֥י 𐤐𐤒𐤅𐤃𐤉 pequdey numbered mustered ones of HVqsmpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons builder-sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt according to house to the house(s) HR/Ncmsc אֲבֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤕/𐤌 avotam of their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc פְּקוּדֵ֤י 𐤐𐤒𐤅𐤃𐤉 pequdey-2 numbered mustered ones of HVqsmpc הַֽ/מַּחֲנֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤕 hamachanot the camps the encampments HTd/Ncbpa לְ/צִבְאֹתָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤕/𐤌 letsiveotam of their armies to their hosts HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp שֵׁשׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six (feminine form) HAcfsa מֵא֥וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa אֶ֨לֶף֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand a thousand HAcbsa וּ/שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 usheloshet and three and three-of HC/Acmsc אֲלָפִ֔ים 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousands thousands HAcbpa וַ/חֲמֵ֥שׁ 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔 vachamesh and five and five HC/Acfsa מֵא֖וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot-2 hundred hundreds HAcbpa וַ/חֲמִשִּֽׁים 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 vachamishim and fifty and five-tens HC/Acbpa
and they did and they did the sons of builder-sons Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God according to all the whole that that-which commanded he laid a charge YHWH the Being One direct object marker (definite object-marker) Moses Drawn-Out-One so thus, in an established way they encamped they pitched camp / pitch camp, you men! by their banners to their banner-standards and so and thus they journeyed they pulled up and set out each man individual man by his families according to his clan-families by upon (up-over) the house of house his fathers his father-ancestors
Verse 34 וַֽ/יַּעֲשׂ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu and they did and they did HC/Vqw3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of builder-sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp כְּ֠/כֹל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr צִוָּ֨ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he laid a charge HVpp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp כֵּֽן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus, in an established way HTm חָנ֤וּ 𐤇𐤍𐤅 chanu they encamped they pitched camp / pitch camp, you men! HVqp3cp לְ/דִגְלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 ledigeleyhem by their banners to their banner-standards HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וְ/כֵ֣ן 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen and so and thus HC/Tm נָסָ֔עוּ 𐤍𐤎𐤏𐤅 nasau they journeyed they pulled up and set out HVqp3cp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man individual man HNcmsa לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖י/ו 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 lemishepechotayv by his families according to his clan-families HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon (up-over) HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house of house HNcmsc אֲבֹתָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 avotayv his fathers his father-ancestors HNcmpc/Sp3ms
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