Комментарий о цитате к Бамидбар 1:10

“From the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim” [1:10]. Bahya writes. Why did the verse not count the tribal leaders with Moses, in their order? Joseph was very young compared to the other tribes. The verse writes Joseph before other tribes in the counting. The explanation is that the verse first writes the children of Leah, who was Jacob’s proper wife. Then it writes about the children of Rachel, who were born afterwards. The verse counts Ephraim before Menashe, even though Menashe was the oldest. The verse does this because Jacob made Ephraim more important than Menashe. Therefore, the verse also places him first. Everything the verse does is for the honor of Rachel. Afterwards the verse lists Dan, Asher, Gad, and Naphtali. They were all older than Joseph. The verse does this to show that Joseph was from Rachel who was Jacob’s beloved wife. Therefore, the verse counts him first. However, Dan and Gad came from the maids, Bilhah and Zilpah. The one whose pedigree is greater goes first.¹⁰Bahya, Numbers, 1:10.