Bamidbar 2:2 · EXTRA 1 — each man by his banner EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

אִ֣ישׁ עַל־דִּגְל֤וֹ בְאֹתֹת֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔ם יַחֲנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִנֶּ֕גֶד סָבִ֥יב לְאֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֖ד יַחֲנֽוּ׃

The Israelites shall camp each [household] with its standard, under the banners of their ancestral house; they shall camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance.

Chabad.org — 2:2

Source Citation

Bamidbar Rabbah 2:7 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

איש על דגלו —\ldots סימנין היו להם.

English: “Each man by his banner” — \ldots they had distinctive signs.

On the midrash / in context: The midrash elaborates the four standards and the colors/symbols associated with the tribal camps.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal describe the ordered pageantry of the desert camp under four banners.