And the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdidיַּעֲשׂוּaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMoses:אֶת מֹשֶׁהsoכֵּןthey campedחָנוּby their banners,לְדִגְלֵיהֶםand soוְכֵןthey set out,נָסָעוּeach manאִישׁby his families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיוby his fathers’ house.עַל בֵּית אֲבֹתָיו
Numbers 2:34
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Numbers 2:34, word by word
- And the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- didיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “yaasu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- they campedחָנוּchanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “chanu” appears- by their bannersדִגְלֵיdigle
banner
Banner, standard: the sign under which each group of tribes camped and marched.
Where else “digle” appears- they set outנָסָעוּnasau
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “nasau” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- by his familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיmishpchotay
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchotay” appears- by his fathers’ houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- by his fathers’ houseאֲבֹתָיavotay
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avotay” appears
The context
33But the Levites were not counted among the sons of Israel, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
34 · This verse (above)