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Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Numbers 2

2 ! The ordre of the tents and the names of the captaines of the Israelites.

2 a In the twelue tribes were foure principal standards, so that euerie thre tribes had their standard.

5 b Judah, Issachar & Zebulun, the sonnes of Leah were of the first standerd.

9 c Of them which were conteined vnder that name.

10 d Reuben and Simeon, the sonnes of Leah, & Gad the sonne of Zilpah her maid, were of the seconde standard.

17 e Because it might be in equal distance from eche one, and all indifferently haue recours thereunto.

17 e Because it might be in equal distance from eche one, and all indifferently haue recours thereunto.

18 f Because Ephraim & Manasseh supplied the place of Joseph their father, they are taken to be Rahels children: so thei & Benjamin make the thirde standerd.

25 g Dan & Naphtali, the sonnes of Bilha, Raels maid, with Asher the sonne of Zilpah make the fourth standerd.

34 i For vnder euerie one of the foure principal standerds were diuers signes to kepe euerie bande in ordre.