Numbers 2:5

“Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the chief of the sons of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar,”

Numbers 2:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 2:5, word by word

Those who campחֹנִיםchonim

encamp

To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.

Where else “chonim” appears
shall be the tribeמַטֵּהmate

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

Where else “mate” appears
of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyisashchar

Issachar

Issachar, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "wages".

Where else “yisashchar” appears
and the chiefנָשִׂיאnasi

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

Where else “nasi” appears
of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
is Nethanelנְתַנְאֵלnetanel

Nethanel

Nethanel, chief of the tribe of Issachar; other men bear the same name. It means "given by God."

Where else “netanel” appears
of Zuarצוּעָרtsuar

Zuar

Zuar, father of Nethanel, of the tribe of Issachar. The name means "small."

Where else “tsuar” appears

The context

4and his army, those of them counted, are seventy-four thousand six hundred.

5 · This verse (above)

6and his army, those of them counted, are fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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