King James Version
Numbers 2:27 in the King James Version says “And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the s...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.”
Numbers 2:27 · KJV
The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
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“And those that encamp”
H2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or s
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“by him shall be the tribe”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“of Asher”
H836asher, a son of jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in palestine
“and the captain”
H5387properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist
“of the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Asher”
H836asher, a son of jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in palestine
“of the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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