Numbers 2

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

2 The sons of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses. They shall encamp round about opposite the tent of meeting.

“The Israelites are to set up their camp around the Tent of Meeting but some distance from it. Every member of each tribe will camp under their own flag and family banner.

3 And those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be those of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,

4 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

and he has 74,600 men.

5 And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. And the ruler of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. Their leader is Nethanel, son of Zuar,

6 And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

and he has 54,400 men.

7 Then the tribe of Zebulun. And the ruler of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

Next is the tribe of Zebulun. Their leader is Eliab, son of Helon,

8 And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

and he has 57,400 men.

9 All who were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred eighty-six thousand and four hundred, according to their armies. They shall set forth first.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Judah is 186,400. When it's time to march out, they are the ones who will lead.

10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

The tribal division of Reuben is to camp under their flag on the south side. Their leader is Elizur, son of Shedeur,

11 And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

and he has 46,500 men.

12 And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. And the ruler of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. Their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,

13 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

and he has 59,300 men.

14 Then the tribe of Gad. And the ruler of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

Next is the tribe of Gad. Their leader is Eliasaph, son of Deuel,

15 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

and he has 45,650 men.

16 All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies. And they shall set forth second.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Reuben is 151,450. They shall march out in second place.

17 Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.

The Tent of Meeting which is stands at the center of the camp is to accompany the Levites. They are to march out in the same order as they set up camp, each in their rightful place under their flag.

18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

The tribal division of Ephraim is to camp under their flag on the west side. Their leader is Elishama, son of Ammihud,

19 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

and he has 40,500 men.

20 And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. And the ruler of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

The tribe of Manasseh will camp next to them. Their leader is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,

21 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

and he has 32,200 men.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin. And the ruler of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Next is the tribe of Benjamin. Their leader is Abidan, son of Gideoni,

23 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

and he has 35,400 men.

24 All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred eight thousand and a hundred, according to their armies. And they shall set forth third.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They shall march out in third place

25 On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

The tribal division of Dan is to camp under their flag on the north side. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,

26 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

and he has 62,700 men.

27 And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. And the ruler of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. Their leader is Pagiel, son of Ocran,

28 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

and he has 41,500 men.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali. And the ruler of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Next is the tribe of Naphtali. Their leader is Ahira son of Enan,

30 And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

and he has 53,400 men.

31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred fifty-seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth rearmost by their standards.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Dan is 157,600; They shall march out in last, with their flags.”

32 These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

This is sums up the registration of the Israelites, carried out by family. The final total of those counted in the camps by their tribal division was 603,550.

33 But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to Moses.

34 Thus did the sons of Israel. According to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone by their families, according to their fathers' houses.

The Israelites did everything the Lord had ordered Moses. They set up their camps under their flags in their assigned positions, and marched out in the same order, each with their own tribe and family.