Bible Strands
Numbers 2:27
The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records the divine directive to Moses concerning the precise encampment sequence of the Israelite tribes following the wilderness census.
The words — חֹנִים (chōnîm, “those who encamp”) and נָשִׂיא (nāśî’, “leader”) designate Asher’s assigned position and identify Pagiel son of Ocran as the appointed authority.
The thread — Pagiel is listed as Asher’s census representative in Numbers 1:13 and returns in Numbers 7:72–77 to present offerings on the eleventh day of the altar’s dedication.
Why it lands — The passage requires recognition that tribal placement and leadership are fixed by explicit divine order rather than human strategy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
- Numbers 7:72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:77 and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.