Numbers 2:3
On the east Juda shall pitch his tents by the bands of his army: and the prince of his sons shall be Nahasson the son of Aminadab.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Ad orientem Judas figet tentoria per turmas exercitus sui : eritque princeps filiorum ejus Nahasson filius Aminadab.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Καὶ οἱ παρεμβαλόντες κατὰ νότον κατ᾽ ἀνατολὰς τάγμα παρεμβολῆς Ἰούδα σὺν δυνάμει αὐτῶν, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν υἱῶν Ἰούδα Ναασσὼν υἱὸς Ἀμειναδάβ·
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וְהַחֹנִים֙ קֵ֣דְמָה מִזְרָ֔חָה דֶּ֛גֶל מַחֲנֵ֥ה יְהוּדָ֖ה לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה נַחְשׁ֖וֹן בֶּן עַמִּינָדָֽב
The Fathers on this verse
St John Damascene An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, Concerning Worship towards the East
Since, therefore, God is spiritual light, and Christ is called in the Scriptures Sun of Righteousness and Dayspring, the East is the direction that must be assigned to His worship. For everything good must be assigned to Him from Whom every good thing arises. Indeed the divine David also says, Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the Lord: to Him that rideth upon the Heavens of heavens towards the East . Moreover the Scripture also says, And God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed : and when he had transgressed His command He expelled him and made him to dwell over against the delights of Paradise, which clearly is the West. So, then, we worship God seeking and striving after our old fatherland. Moreover the tent of Moses had its veil and mercy seat towards the East. …