On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, made an offering …: Verses 18-23 are almost identical to verses 12-17 (see the comments there). For Nethanel the son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, see 1.8. The name Nethanel occurs quite often in the Old Testament, so translators must be careful to spell it consistently, as in the case of all proper names. Verse 12 includes the word “tribe” to classify “Judah,” but here it is omitted in the Hebrew text in connection with Issachar. Translators must determine whether such condensation is natural, or whether this classifier needs to be kept for the sake of clarity. Made an offering renders the technical Hebrew verb hiqrib (see verse 3, where it is translated “offered”).

He offered for his offering renders the Hebrew verb hiqrib again, followed by the general noun qorban for all kinds of offering (see verse 3).

Quoted with permission from de Regt, Lénart J. and Wendland, Ernst R. A Handbook on Numbers. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .