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Numbers 1:52

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Numbers 1:52 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 1:52

Theological / Devotional

Standard. From the verb “to look,” “to behold,” “to lift up a banner.” The noun therefore suggests something conspicuous, distinguished, or exalted. It may be applied to any sign or mark, such as a prophetic sign (Ex. 3:12), a miracle (Joshua 24:17), a memorial (Joshua 4:6), or to the heavenly bodies as signs (Gen. 1:14; Jer. 10:2). Some suggest that the word “company” would give better sense here than “standard” (see Num. 2:3,10,18,25).

The Jews have a tradition that Reuben’s standard had the figure of a man, that of Judah a lion, the standard of Ephraim an ox, and that of Dan the figure of an eagle.

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