Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
Parallel translations
- KJV And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
- BSB The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
- NKJV “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader of the children of Issachar.”
- NASB Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar,
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Quick answer
Issachar camps next to Judah on the east, led by Nethanel. The tribes are arranged in a fixed, orderly grouping.
Overview
Issachar takes its place alongside Judah in the eastern camp. The careful arrangement of tribes into groups of three around the tabernacle reflects God's design for order. Each tribe's assigned position fostered unity and clarity in the vast encampment.
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Cross-references · 6
- Num 1:8Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.
- Num 7:23and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.
- Num 7:18On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, gave his offering.
- Num 26:23–25The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
- Num 1:28–29Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- Num 10:15Nethanel the son of Zuar was over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar.
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