The Meaning of Numbers 2:5 Explained

Numbers 2:5

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.

YLT: And those encamping by him are of the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar is Nethaneel son of Zuar;

Darby: And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar;

ASV: And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Numbers 2:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 2

1  The order of the tribes in their tents

What do the individual words in Numbers 2:5 mean?

And Those who camp [shall be] next to him the tribe of Issachar and the leader of the sons of Issachar [shall be] Nethanel son of Zuar
וְהַחֹנִ֥ים עָלָ֖יו מַטֵּ֣ה יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר נְתַנְאֵ֖ל בֶּן־ צוּעָֽר

וְהַחֹנִ֥ים  And  Those  who  camp  [shall  be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: חָנָה  
Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.
עָלָ֖יו  next  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מַטֵּ֣ה  the  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר  of  Issachar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשָּׂשׂכָר  
Sense: the 9th son of Jacob and the 5th by Leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name.
וְנָשִׂיא֙  and  the  leader 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
לִבְנֵ֣י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר  of  Issachar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשָּׂשׂכָר  
Sense: the 9th son of Jacob and the 5th by Leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name.
נְתַנְאֵ֖ל  [shall  be]  Nethanel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְתַנְאֵל  
Sense: son of Zuar and a chief of the tribe of Issachar at the exodus.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
צוּעָֽר  of  Zuar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צוּעָר  
Sense: father of Nethaneel, the chief of the tribe of Issachar at the time of the exodus and an assistant of Moses.