Numbers 2:3New Messianic Version BibleAnd on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the Flag (banner) of the camp of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] pitch throughout their armies: and Nachshon [Enchanter] the son of ‘Amminadav [family of the prince] [shall be] captain of the children of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised]. See the chapter |
But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, [even] before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, [shall be] Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters], and Aharon [Bright, Very High] and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the people of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]; and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.
And it came to pass, when Isra’el (he who holds onto God-The Creator) dwelt in that land, that Re’uven (behold a son) went and lay with Bilhah (troubled; timid) his father’s concubine: and Isra’el (he who holds onto God-The Creator) heard [it]. Now the sons of Ya’akov (he who holds onto the heel of) were twelve:
The sons of Le’ah (weary; grieved); Re’uven (behold a son), Ya’akov’s (he who holds onto the heel of), firstborn, and Shim’on (heard; he who hears; man of hearing), and Levi (Levite) [Joined to] (joined), and Y’hudah (Let the Powerful One be Praised [Yah]), and Yissakhar (there is recompense), and Z’vulun (exalted; Glorious Dwelling Place):