Numbers 2:3

King James Version (1611 Edition)

And on the East side toward the rising of the Sunne, shall they of the standerd of the campe of Iudah pitch, throughout their armies: and Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab, shall bee captaine of the children of Iudah.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Yehudah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Yehudah shall be Nachshon the son of `Amminadav.

King James Version
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.

Lexham English Bible
The ones who encamp on the eastern side, toward the sunrise, will be of the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions; and the leader of the descendants of Judah will be Nahshon son of Amminadab,

New Century Version
The camp of Judah will be on the east side, where the sun rises, and they will camp by divisions there under their flag. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

New English Translation
"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.

Amplified Bible
"Those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall lead the sons of Judah,

New American Standard Bible
"Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the flag of the camp of Judah, by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

Geneva Bible (1587)
On the East side towarde the rising of the sunne, shall they of the standerd of the hoste of Iudah pitch according to their armies: and Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab shalbe captaine of the sonnes of Iudah.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

Contemporary English Version
Judah and the tribes that march with it must set up camp on the east side of the sacred tent, under their own banner. The 74,600 troops of the tribe of Judah will be arranged by divisions and led by Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
And [for] those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising [there shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

Easy-to-Read Version
"The flag of the camp of Judah will be on the east side, where the sun rises. The people of Judah will camp near its flag. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

English Standard Version
Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

George Lamsa Translation
Those who encamp first toward the east shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah throughout their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be chief of the children of Judah.

Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
Judah’s military divisions will camp on the east side toward the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Literal Translation
And those who encamp on the east side, toward the sunrising, are of the standard of Judah's camp, according to their armies, the ruler of the sons of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
On the East syde shall Iuda pitch with his banner & hoost, their captayne Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab.

American Standard Version
And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Bible in Basic English
Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
On the east side towarde the rising of the sunne, shall they of the standerd of the hoast of Iuda pitche, throughout their armies: And Nahesson the sonne of Aminadab, shalbe captayne of the sonnes of Iuda.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they that encamp first toward the east shall be the order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince of the sons of Juda, Naasson the son of Aminadab.

English Revised Version
And those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Berean Standard Bible
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their banner: The leader of the sons of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
At the est Judas schal sette tentis, bi the cumpenyes of his oost; and Naason, the sone of Amynadab, schal be prince of the sones of Juda;

Young's Literal Translation
And those encamping eastward towards the sun-rising, [are of] the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah [is] Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

Update Bible Version
And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be those of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Webster's Bible Translation
And on the east side towards 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.

World English Bible
Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

New King James Version
On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah."

New Living Translation
"The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:

Tribe	Leader	Number
Judah	Nahshon son of Amminadab	74,600 New Life Bible Those who stay in their tents on the east side toward the sunrise will have the flag of Judah by their armies. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon the son of Amminadab. New Revised Standard Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the regimental encampment of Judah by companies. The leader of the people of Judah shall be Nahshon son of Amminadab, J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible And they who encamp eastwards towards sunrise, shall he the standard of the camp of Judah by their hosts, - even the prince of the sons of Judah, Nashon, son of Ammi-nadab; Douay-Rheims Bible On the east Juda shall pitch his tents by the bands of his army: and the prince of his sons; shall be Nahasson the son of Aminadab. Revised Standard Version Those to encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the leader of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Ammin'adab, THE MESSAGE To the east toward the sunrise are the companies of the camp of Judah under its flag, led by Nahshon son of Amminadab. His troops number 74,600. New American Standard Bible (1995) "Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab, Contextual Overview 3 And on the East side toward the rising of the Sunne, shall they of the standerd of the campe of Iudah pitch, throughout their armies: and Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab, shall bee captaine of the children of Iudah. 4 And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were threescore and fourteene thousand, and sixe hundred. 5 And those that doe pitch next vnto him, shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the sonne of Zuar, shall bee captaine of the children of Issachar. 6 And his hoste, and those that were numbred thereof, were fiftie and foure thousand, and foure hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the sonne of Helon, shalbe captaine of the children of Zebulun. 8 And his hoste and those that were numbred thereof, were fiftie and seuen thousand, and foure hundred. 9 All that were numbred in the Campe of Iudah, were an hundred thousand, and fourescore thousand, and sixe thousand, and foure hundred, throughout their armies: these shall first set foorth. 10 On the Southside shall be the standerd of the Campe of Reuben, according to their armies: and the captaine of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the sonne of Shedeur. 11 And his hoste, and those that were numbred thereof, were fourtie and sixe thousand, and fiue hundred. 12 And those which pitch by him, shall bee the tribe of Simeon, and the captaine of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai. Bible Verse Review   from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge the standard: Genesis 49:8-10, Judges 1:1, Judges 1:2, 1 Chronicles 5:2 Nahshon: Numbers 1:7, Numbers 7:12, Numbers 7:17, Numbers 10:14-16, Numbers 26:19-22, Ruth 4:20, 1 Chronicles 2:10, Matthew 1:4, Luke 3:32, Luke 3:33, Naasson Reciprocal: Genesis 35:22 - Now the sons Exodus 6:23 - Amminadab Numbers 1:4 - General Numbers 1:16 - the renowned Numbers 1:26 - General Numbers 1:27 - General Numbers 2:2 - shall pitch Numbers 3:38 - toward Numbers 10:5 - camps Numbers 17:2 - all their princes Numbers 26:22 - General Ezekiel 1:10 - the face of a lion Cross-References Genesis 2:2 And on the seuenth day God ended his worke, which hee had made: And he rested on the seuenth day from all his worke, which he had made. Genesis 2:3 And God blessed the seuenth day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his worke, which God created and made. Genesis 2:4 These are the generations of the heauens, & of the earth, when they were created; in the day that the LORD God made the earth, and the heauens, Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, & breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a liuing soule. Genesis 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden Eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. Genesis 2:10 And a riuer went out of Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was parted, and became into foure heads. Genesis 2:11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where there is gold. Genesis 2:12 And the gold of that land is good: There is Bdellium and the Onix stone. Genesis 2:13 And the name of the second riuer is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Genesis 2:14 And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates. Gill's Notes on the Bible And on the east side, towards the rising of the sun,.... Which rises in the east; or of all; for, as Jarchi observes, that which is "before" is called "Kedem", the east, as the west is called "behind": shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch, throughout their armies; the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, formed one camp, which had its name from the principal tribe Judah; and this was divided into various regiments and companies, called armies, who severally pitched under one and the same standard. It is said g Judah's stone was the "nophech" (which we render an emerald), and his flag was coloured in the likeness of the colour of the heavens, and there was formed upon it a lion. Issachar's was the sapphire, and his flag was coloured black, like to black lead, and there were framed upon it the sun and moon, on account of what is said, 1 Chronicles 12:32. Zebulun's was a diamond, and his flag was coloured white, and there was formed upon it a ship, because of what is said, Genesis 49:13; and Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, [shall be] captain of the children of Judah; who had been assisting in numbering the people, and who afterwards offered to the dedication of the altar, Numbers 1:2. g Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 2. fol. 178. 2. Barnes' Notes on the Bible The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. 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