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Numbers 2:27

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The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
Numbers 2:27 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
  • KJV 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.
  • NKJV “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.”
  • NASB Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran,

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Quick answer

Asher camped next to Dan under prince Pagiel. Another son of the handmaids took his appointed place in the northern camp.

Overview

Asher, descended from Jacob through Zilpah, joined the northern division beside Dan. His inclusion with full tribal standing again shows that God's covenant embraced every line of Jacob's sons. Each tribe, regardless of its mother's status, belonged fully to the people of God.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Num 1:13from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
  • Num 7:77and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
  • Num 7:72On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (4)
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Christ at the center

In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.

How Numbers 2:27 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And those that encampחָנָהby him shall be the tribeמַטֶּהof Asherאָשֵׁרand the captainנָשִׂיאof the childrenבֵּןof Asherאָשֵׁרshall be Pagielפַּגְעִיאֵלthe sonבֵּןof Ocranעׇכְרָן
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