Numbers 2:34

“And the sons of Israel did according to all that YHWH had commanded Moses: so they camped by their banners, and so they set out, each man by his families, by his fathers’ house.”

Numbers 2:34 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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