Num 2:3-4 | NET2full | STEP | “Now those who will be camping on the east , toward the sunrise , are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard . The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab .

Numbers 2:3-4

The Tribes on the East

3 “Now those who will be camping ^{▼▼tn The sentence begins with a vav (ו) on a word that is not a finite verb, indicating a new section begins here. The verbal form is a participle with the article used substantivally, with the meaning “and/now those camping.” Many English versions employ a finite verb; cf. KJV “on the east side…shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch.”} on the east, toward the sunrise, ^{▼▼tc The two synonyms might seem to be tautological, but this is fairly common and therefore acceptable in Hebrew prose (cf. Exod 26:18; 38:13; etc.).} are the divisions ^{▼▼tn The sentence actually has “[those camping…are] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions.”} of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is ^{▼▼tn Or “will be.”} Nahshon son of Amminadab. 4 Those numbered in his division ^{▼▼tc The expression “and his divisions and those numbered of them” is somewhat tautological. The words are synonyms used for statistical purposes, and so neither should be simply deleted.} are 74,600.