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They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle of the camp. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then the tent of meeting shall set out <i>with</i> the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their flags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then the tent of meeting shall set out <i>with</i> the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place, by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Then the tent of meeting shall set out <i>with</i> the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the [other] camps; just as they camp so shall they move out, every man in his place by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites’ camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites&#8217 camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Marching behind Reuben will be the Levites, arranged in groups, just as they are camped. They will carry the sacred tent and their own banners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"When the tent of meeting is moved, the [Levites] will stay in the middle of the groups. The tribes will move out in the same order as they are in the camp, everyone in place under his own flag.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then, between the first two divisions and the last two the Levites are to march carrying the Tent. Each division shall march in the same order as they camp, each in position under its banner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the descendants of Levi in the middle of the camps. They are to travel just as they have camped, each as designated under his standard."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps. As they camp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall move forward with the camp of the Levites, in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they move forward, every man in his place by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Tent of Meeting has journeyed [with] the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the tent of meeting -- the camp of the Levites -- hath journeyed in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the tent of appointment shall be removed, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp. As they shall encamp, so shall they remove, every man upon his hand according to their flags.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the tabernacle of the testimony shall be carried by the officers of the Levites and their troops. As it shall be set up, so shall it be taken down. Every one shall march according to their places, and ranks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the tabernacle of the testimony shall be lifted up by the officers of the Levites and their companies. In the manner in which it is set up, so also shall it be taken down. Each one shall advance according to their places and ranks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites shall set out in the midst of the divisions. As they camp, so also they will march, each in place, by their divisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set out in the center of the camps; they shall set out just as they camp, each in position, by their regiments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall march with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamped so shall they march, every man by his standard throughout their armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the camp of Levites picked up the Time Tabernacle inside the camp; they were picking up just as they camped: each man with his troop for their armies.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>then</i> the tabernacle of witness shall be set forward, and the camp of the Levites <i>shall be</i> between the camps; as they shall encamp, so also shall they commence their march, each one next in order to his fellow according to their companies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/2-17.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=515" 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">16</span>The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">In the middle</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·nōṯ (Art:: N-cp) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">of the camps,</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hel- (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/5265.htm" title="5265: wə·nā·sa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">is to travel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ma·ḥă·nêh (N-csc) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">with the camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">of the Levites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: yis·sā·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">They are to set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">in the order</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.">they encamped,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></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</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.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his own place</a> <a href="/hebrew/1714.htm" title="1714: lə·ḏiḡ·lê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A standard, banner. From dagal; a flag.">under his standard.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,…<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="/numbers/10-14.htm">Numbers 10:14-28</a></span><br />First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command. / Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar, / and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-17.htm">Numbers 9:17-23</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp. / At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped. / Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Numbers 1:50-53</a></span><br />Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it. / Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death. / The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard. ...<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/8-4.htm">1 Kings 8:4</a></span><br />and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm">1 Chronicles 15:2</a></span><br />Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7</a></span><br />O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12</a></span><br />For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.<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="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-27.htm">Mark 13:27</a></span><br />And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.</p><p class="hdg">tabernacle</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/2-1.htm">Numbers 2:1</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,</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="/numbers/3-38.htm">Numbers 3:38</a></b></br> But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, <i>even</i> before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, <i>shall be</i> Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/2-16.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/numbers/2-16.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Camps</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/2-12.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/2-16.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/exodus/40-37.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/exodus/40-37.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/exodus/39-23.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/numbers/1-49.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/numbers/2-16.htm">Move</a> <a href="/numbers/2-10.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Position</a> <a href="/numbers/2-10.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Standards</a> <a href="/exodus/19-17.htm">Station</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/2-18.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/numbers/2-18.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Camps</a> <a href="/numbers/3-7.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/2-27.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/numbers/2-24.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/numbers/2-24.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/3-9.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/3-7.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/numbers/2-33.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/numbers/4-5.htm">Move</a> <a href="/numbers/3-7.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/22-15.htm">Position</a> <a href="/numbers/2-18.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Standards</a> <a href="/numbers/23-3.htm">Station</a> <a href="/numbers/3-7.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/3-7.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Tents</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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This arrangement highlights the importance of God being at the heart of the Israelite community, both physically and spiritually. It reflects the theological principle that God should be the center of life and worship. This central positioning also provided protection and accessibility, ensuring that the presence of God was equally available to all tribes.<p><b>the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites</b><br>The Tent of Meeting, also known as the Tabernacle, was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites. The Levites, who were set apart for priestly duties, were responsible for its care and transport. This arrangement underscores the special role of the Levites as mediators between God and the people. The Levites' proximity to the Tent of Meeting during travel symbolizes their unique calling and responsibility to maintain the holiness and sanctity of the worship space.<p><b>They are to set out in the order they encamped</b><br>The orderly movement of the Israelites reflects God's desire for structure and organization within His people. This orderliness is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing that God is not a God of chaos but of peace and order (<a href="/1_corinthians/14-33.htm">1 Corinthians 14:33</a>). The specific order of encampment and travel ensured that each tribe knew its place and role, promoting unity and cooperation among the tribes.<p><b>each in his own place under his standard</b><br>Each tribe had its own standard, or banner, which served as a symbol of identity and unity. This practice of using standards was common in ancient Near Eastern cultures and helped maintain order during travel. The standards also reinforced the distinct identity of each tribe while simultaneously uniting them under the larger identity of the people of God. This imagery can be seen as a type of the unity and diversity within the body of Christ, where each member has a unique role but is part of the whole (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tent_of_meeting.htm">Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>This was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, also known as the Tabernacle. It was central to Israelite worship and the presence of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties, particularly those related to the Tabernacle. They were responsible for its care and transport.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/camps_of_israel.htm">Camps of Israel</a></b><br>The arrangement of the twelve tribes around the Tabernacle, each under its own standard or banner, signifying order and unity among the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/standards.htm">Standards</a></b><br>These were banners or flags representing each tribe, serving as a rallying point and symbol of identity for the tribes of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/order_of_encampment_and_march.htm">Order of Encampment and March</a></b><br>The specific arrangement and sequence in which the tribes camped and traveled, highlighting the importance of order and obedience to God's instructions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/centrality_of_god's_presence.htm">Centrality of God's Presence</a></b><br>The Tent of Meeting being at the center of the camp symbolizes the centrality of God in the life of His people. In our lives, God should be at the center of all we do.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_levites.htm">Role of the Levites</a></b><br>The Levites' role in caring for the Tabernacle highlights the importance of service and dedication in the community of faith. We are called to serve God and others with dedication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_obedience.htm">Order and Obedience</a></b><br>The specific order of encampment and travel underscores the importance of following God's instructions. Our lives should reflect God's order and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_unity.htm">Identity and Unity</a></b><br>The standards of each tribe represent identity and unity. In the body of Christ, we have individual identities but are united under the banner of Christ.<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/what_was_the_minimum_age_for_a_priest.htm">What was the minimum age for a priest?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_levites_in_2_chr_23_8.htm">What evidence supports the existence of the Levites and captains mentioned in 2 Chronicles 23:8, and how do we reconcile any lack of external records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_levites_start_at_25_or_30.htm">Why does Numbers 8:24-25 state Levites begin serving at age 25, while Numbers 4:3 says they start at age 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_this_event_contradict_bible_signs.htm">Does this miraculous event contradict other Bible passages that require signs to be witnessed multiple times for confirmation of God's will? (Numbers 17)</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 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then</span> <span class="cmt_word">the tabernacle...</span> <span class="cmt_word">shall set forward.</span> Thus it was provided that, whether at rest or on the march, the Divine habitation should be exactly in the midst of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/2-17.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">In the middle</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the camps,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·ḥă·nōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Tent</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽהֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hel-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">מוֹעֵ֛ד</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">is to travel</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָסַ֧ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·sa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the camp</span><br /><span class="heb">מַחֲנֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·ḥă·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Levites.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְוִיִּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They are to set out</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסָּ֔עוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yis·sā·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the order</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they encamped,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחֲנוּ֙</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">each</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</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">his own place</span><br /><span class="heb">יָד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under his banner.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏiḡ·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1714.htm">Strong's 1714: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standard, banner</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/2-17.htm">Numbers 2:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">OT Law: Numbers 2:17 Then the Tent of Meeting shall set (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/2-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 2:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 2:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/2-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 2:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 2:18" /></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>