3:2

After three days: The Israelites counted days inclusively. The three days included the day that they arrived there.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

After two nights
-or-
After three days had passed

the officers: The term officers refers to the leaders of each Israelite tribe. See how you translated this term in 1:10.

Here are some other ways to translate this termː

the leaders of the tribes of Israel

went through the camp: The clause went through the camp indicates that the leaders walked through the camp to communicate with all the people.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse

After three days, the officers walked around the camp
-or-
After two nights, the leaders of the Israel tribes went to everybody in the camp

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