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Bamidbar 2:18 · EXTRA 1 — the banner of the camp of Ephraim EXTRA

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דֶּ֣גֶל מַחֲנֵ֥ה אֶפְרַ֛יִם לְצִבְאֹתָ֖ם יָ֑מָּה וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃

On the west: the standard of the division of Ephraim, troop by troop.Chieftain of the Ephraimites: Elishama son of Ammihud.

Chabad.org — 2:18

Source Citation

Bamidbar Rabbah 2:10 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

דגל מחנה אפרים —\ldots למערב.

English: “The banner of the camp of Ephraim” — \ldots to the west.

On the midrash / in context: Ephraim leads the western camp; the midrash notes the placement opposite Yehudah on the east and the symbolism of the house of Yosef.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal record the western station of Ephraim’s camp under its banner.

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