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Numbers 1:52

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 1:52

Verse 52 of 54

Scripture focus

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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