Passage Research
Numbers 2 — Sermon Preparation
The twelve tribes are arranged in a specific formation around the tabernacle — three tribes to each side — with each group's marching order assigned. Below is a research summary for Numbers 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 34
- verses
- 341 / 99
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Numbers 2 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶלֶף | ʼeleph | H505 | 23 | thousand |
| מֵאָה | mêʼâh | H3967 | 22 | hundred |
| פָּקַד | pâqad | H6485 | 19 | visit, oversee |
| צָבָא | tsâbâʼ | H6635 | 20 | mass, army |
| נָשִׂיא | nâsîyʼ | H5387 | 12 | exalted, king |
| דֶּגֶל | degel | H1714 | 8 | flag |
| מַחֲנֶה | machăneh | H4264 | 11 | encampment, army |
How preachers through history handled this text
3 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The thousands of Israel, having been mustered in the former chapter, in this are marshalled, and a regular disposition is made of their camp, by a divine appointment. Here is, I. A general order concerning it, ver. 1, 2. II. Particular directions for the posting of each of the tribes, in four distinct squadrons, three tribes in each squadron. 1. In the van-guard on the east were posted Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, ver. 3-9. 2. In the right wing, southward, Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, ver. 10-16. 3. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Numbers 2:1–34 (Public Domain)
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