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Numbers 2:27 KJV
Numbers · chapter 2 · verse 27
And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.Numbers 2:27 · King James Version
Numbers 2:27 in context
25The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
27And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
28And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
29Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- captainnâsîyʼproperly, an exalted oneH5387 →
- encampchânâhproperly, to inclineH2583 →
- PagielPagʻîyʼêlPagiel, an IsraeliteH6295 →
- tribemaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
- AsherʼÂshêrhappyH836 →
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We have here the particular distribution of the twelve tribes into four squadrons, three tribes in a squadron, one of which was to lead the other two. Observe, 1. God himself appointed them their place, to prevent strife and envy among them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-34