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Numbers 2:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 2:3

Verse 3 of 34

Scripture focus

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 [shall be] captain of the children of Judah.

Numbers 2:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 2:3

Theological / Devotional

East ... rising of the sun. Such a doubling in expression is common in Hebrew. Exodus 26:18, for example, reads literally, “for the south side southwards.”

Judah. As the pre-eminent tribe, Judah is assigned the east, the position of honor. Some suggest that the name Judah comes from the verb “to praise,” from Leah’s words at his birth, “Now will I praise” (Gen. 29:35). With regard to him Jacob predicted, “Thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise” (Gen. 49:8).

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