King James Version

Numbers 1:52

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

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וְחָנ֖וּvechanvand encampחָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and encamp”, a completed action in a sequenceH2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.אִ֧ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…עַֽלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מַחֲנֵ֛הוּmachanehvarmyמַחֲנֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.וְאִ֥ישׁveishand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דִּגְל֖וֹdiglvobannerדֶּגֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “banner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1714a flagbanner, standard.לְצִבְאֹתָֽםletsivotamto armyצָבָאpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man with his own camp, and every man with his own standard, according to their hosts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their hosts.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel have encamped, each by his camp, and each by his standard, by their hosts;

World English Bible

The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel shall encamp every man in his camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their hosts;

Douay-Rheims

And the children of Israel shall camp every man by his troops and bands and army.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man with his own camp, and every man with his own standard, according to their hosts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the children of Israel shall encamp, every man in his own order, and every man according to his company, with their host.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παρεμβαλοῦσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ, ἀνὴρ ἐν τῇ ἑαυτοῦ τάξει, καὶ ἀνὴρ κατὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἡγεμονίαν, σὺν δυνάμει αὐτῶν.