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The tribal divisions will camp beneath their family banners on all four sides of the Tabernacle, but at some distance from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own flag, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers&#8217 households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle), but at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral families. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />how the Israelites should arrange their camp: Each tribe must set up camp under its own banner and under the flags of its ancestral families. These camps will be arranged around the sacred tent, but not close to it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The children of Israel shall pitch every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they pitch round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The Israelites will put up their tents with each family under the flag that symbolizes its household. They will put their tents around the tent of meeting, facing it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the Israelites set up camp, each man will camp under the banner of his division and the flag of his own clan. The camp is to be set up all around the Tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Every single Israeli is to encamp beneath his standard with the emblem of his ancestral house. The Israelis are to encamp in front of and surrounding the Tent of Meeting."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Every one of the Israelites must camp under his standard with the emblems of his family; they must camp at some distance around the tent of meeting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"The children of Israel shall camp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall they camp around it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“The sons of Israel encamp, each by his standard, with ensigns of the house of their fathers; they encamp around, from in sight of the Tent of Meeting.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Each by his standard, with ensigns of the house of their fathers, do the sons of Israel encamp; over-against round about the tent of meeting they encamp.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A man by his flag with the ensign according to the house of their fathers, shall the sons of Israel encamp: from over against the tent of appointment round about shall they encamp.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All the children of Israel shall camp by their troops, ensigns, and standards, and the houses of their kindreds, round about the tabernacle of the covenant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Each one shall make camp, by their troops, as well as by their insignia and standards, and by the houses of their kinships, all around the tabernacle of the covenant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites shall camp, each in their own divisions, under the ensigns of their ancestral houses. They shall camp at some distance all around the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Israelites shall camp each in their respective regiments, under ensigns by their ancestral houses; they shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Every man of the children of Israel shall encamp by his own standard, at the places of their father's house; far off round about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they encamp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />"A man shall camp in his troop in the places of the house of their fathers; the children of Israel shall dwell. opposite and around the Time Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let the children of Israel encamp fronting <i>each other</i>, every man keeping his own rank, according to <i>their</i> standards, according to the houses of their families; the children of Israel shall encamp round about the tabernacle of witness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/2-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=415" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/2.htm">The Order of the Camps</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“The Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: ya·ḥă·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">are to camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: lə·’ō·hel- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: min·ne·ḡeḏ (Prep-m) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">at a distance from it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: ya·ḥă·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">under</a> <a href="/hebrew/1714.htm" title="1714: diḡ·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A standard, banner. From dagal; a flag.">his standard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: ḇə·’ō·ṯōṯ (Prep-b:: N-cp) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">with the banners</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of his family.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36-38</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. / If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up. / For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a></span><br />And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Leviticus 1:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-33.htm">Deuteronomy 1:33</a></span><br />who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-3.htm">Joshua 3:3-4</a></span><br />and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it. / But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">1 Samuel 4:4</a></span><br />So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-2.htm">2 Samuel 6:2</a></span><br />And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a></span><br />The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Isaiah 4:5-6</a></span><br />Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy, / a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Ezekiel 10:18-19</a></span><br />Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. / As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Ezekiel 43:5</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">Every man.</p><p class="hdg">shall pitch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Numbers 2:3,10</a></b></br> 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 <i>shall be</i> captain of the children of Judah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-52.htm">Numbers 1:52</a></b></br> And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-14.htm">Numbers 10:14,18,22,25</a></b></br> In the first <i>place</i> went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host <i>was</i> Nahshon the son of Amminadab… </p><p class="hdg">the ensign</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10-12</a></b></br> And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-3.htm">Isaiah 18:3</a></b></br> All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/9-16.htm">Zechariah 9:16</a></b></br> And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for <i>they shall be as</i> the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.</p><p class="hdg">far off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/3-4.htm">Joshua 3:4</a></b></br> Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed <i>this</i> way heretofore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Numbers 1:50,53</a></b></br> But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that <i>belong</i> to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-11.htm">Psalm 76:11</a></b></br> Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Banners</a> <a href="/numbers/1-54.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/acts/28-11.htm">Ensign</a> <a href="/psalms/74-9.htm">Ensigns</a> <a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/numbers/1-47.htm">Families</a> <a href="/numbers/1-44.htm">Family</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Far</a> <a href="/numbers/1-47.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/numbers/1-44.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Good</a> <a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/numbers/1-54.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-21.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Pitch</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Round</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/1-52.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/1-53.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-10.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/psalms/20-5.htm">Banners</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/16-37.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/21-8.htm">Ensign</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Ensigns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-29.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Families</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Family</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Far</a> <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/numbers/5-14.htm">Good</a> <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/2-10.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Pitch</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Round</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/2-1.htm">The order of the tribes in their tents.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Tabernacle was the dwelling place of God among His people, symbolizing His presence and guidance. The arrangement of the camp around the Tabernacle signifies the importance of God being at the center of the community. This central positioning reflects the need for God to be the focal point in the lives of believers, a theme echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>, where believers are encouraged to seek first the kingdom of God.<p><b>at a distance from it</b><br>The distance maintained between the Israelites and the Tent of Meeting underscores the holiness of God and the reverence required in approaching Him. This separation highlights the concept of God's transcendence and the need for purity and sanctification when coming into His presence. The distance also served a practical purpose, allowing space for the Levites, who were responsible for the care and transport of the Tabernacle, to perform their duties. This separation is reminiscent of the veil in the Temple, which was torn at Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>), symbolizing the new access believers have to God through Jesus.<p><b>each man under his standard</b><br>The use of standards, or banners, for each tribe provided organization and identity within the camp. These standards helped maintain order and facilitated the movement of the tribes during their journey. The standards also served as a symbol of unity and belonging, as each man identified with his tribe. This organization reflects the orderliness of God and His desire for structure within His people. The concept of belonging to a group under a banner can be seen in the New Testament, where believers are identified as part of the body of Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>).<p><b>with the banners of his family</b><br>The mention of family banners emphasizes the importance of family units within the larger community of Israel. This structure highlights the value placed on family and lineage in the biblical narrative. The family was the primary unit of society, responsible for the transmission of faith and values. This focus on family is seen throughout Scripture, where genealogies and family lines are often detailed, such as in the genealogies of Jesus in <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1</a> and <a href="/luke/3.htm">Luke 3</a>. The family banners also symbolize the diversity within the unity of God's people, as each family had its unique identity and role within the nation of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who are God's chosen people. They are organized into twelve tribes.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>Also known as the Tabernacle, this was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/standards_and_banners.htm">Standards and Banners</a></b><br>These were likely flags or ensigns representing each tribe and family, serving as a rallying point and symbol of identity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_organization_in_worship.htm">Order and Organization in Worship</a></b><br>God is a God of order, and He desires that His people approach Him with reverence and structure. The arrangement of the tribes around the Tabernacle signifies the importance of organized worship and community life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_belonging.htm">Identity and Belonging</a></b><br>Each tribe had its own standard and banner, symbolizing identity and belonging. In Christ, believers have a new identity and belong to the family of God, marked by the banner of His love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/centrality_of_god's_presence.htm">Centrality of God's Presence</a></b><br>The Tent of Meeting was at the center of the camp, illustrating that God's presence should be central in our lives. Our daily activities and decisions should revolve around our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>Although the tribes were distinct, they were united in their worship and journey. Similarly, the body of Christ is diverse yet unified in purpose and mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/any_extrabiblical_proof_for_numbers_2_tribes.htm">Is there any extrabiblical documentation or material culture that corroborates the specific tribal arrangements in Numbers 2? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_numbers_2's_tribal_order_anachronistic.htm">Does the strict tribal arrangement in Numbers 2 align with known nomadic practices from the same era, or does it suggest an anachronistic editorial insertion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_camp_around_the_tabernacle.htm">Why did Israelites encamp around the tabernacle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_bear_jesus'_disgrace_outside_camp.htm">Why go outside the camp to bear Jesus' disgrace?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shall pitch by his own standard.</span> We are not told how they had pitched hitherto; the tribal and family order now enforced was the natural order, but in the absence of precise directions would sometimes be departed from. <span class="cmt_word">With</span> <span class="cmt_word">the ensign.</span> Rather, "ensigns" (<span class="accented">othoth</span> in the plural). Each tribe, it would seem (see verse 31), had its standard (<span class="accented">degel</span>), and each family in the tribe its ensign (<span class="accented">oth</span>). Far off. Rather, "over against," i.e., facing the tabernacle, with a certain space (perhaps 2000 cubits, <a href="/joshua/3-4.htm">Joshua 3:4</a>) between. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/2-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“The Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are to camp</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחֲנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their respective banners</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּגְל֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(diḡ·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1714.htm">Strong's 1714: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standard, banner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beside the flags</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאֹתֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’ō·ṯōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> </span><span class="str2">A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their families,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Tent</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֹֽהֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·hel-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Meeting</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at a distance from it.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנֶּ֕גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(min·ne·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">OT Law: Numbers 2:2 The children of Israel shall encamp every (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/2-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 2:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 2:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/2-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 2:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 2:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>