“Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen et Aaron, dicens :”
“And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,”
“Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:”
“Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,”
“And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,”
The thousands of Israel, having been mustered in the former chapter, in this are marshalled, and a regular disposition is made of their camp, by a divine appointment. Here is, I. A general order concerning it, ver 1, 2. II. Particular directions for the posting of each of the tribes, in four distinct squadrons, three tribes in each squadron. 1. In the van-guard on the east were posted Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, ver 3-9. 2. In the right wing, southward, Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, ver 10-16. 3. In the rear, westward, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin, ver 18-24. 4. In the left wing, northward, Dan, Asher, and Naphtali, ver 25-31. 5. The tabernacle in the centre, ver 17. III. The conclusion of this appointment, ver 32, etc.
The order of the tribes in their tents.