Numbers 2

1 The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2 “The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it.

All the children of Israel shall camp by their troops, ensigns, and standards, and the houses of their kindreds, round about the tabernacle of the covenant.

3 “Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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.

4 His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

And the whole sum of the fighting men of his stock, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

5 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

Next unto him they of the tribe of Issachar encamped, whose prince was Nathanael, the son of Suar.

6 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

And the whole number of his fighting men were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

7 “The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

In the tribe of Zabulon the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.

8 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

And all the army of fighting men of his stock, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

9 “All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.

All that were numbered in the camp of Juda, were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred: and they by their troops shall march first.

10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

In the camp of the sons of Ruben, on the south side, the prince shall be Elisur the son of Sedeur:

11 His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

12 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

13 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

14 “The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

In the tribe of Gad the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.

15 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

And the whole army of his fighting men that were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

16 “All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.

All that were reckoned up in the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, by their troops: they shall march in the second place.

17 “Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

And the tabernacle of the testimony shall be carried by the officers of the Levites and their troops. As it shall be set up, so shall it be taken down. Every one shall march according to their places, and ranks.

18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

On the west side shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama, the son of Ammiud.

19 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.

20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And with them the tribe of the sons of Manasses, whose prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

21 His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

22 “The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.

23 His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were reckoned up, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

24 “All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.

All that were numbered in the camp of Ephraim, were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred by their troops: they shall march in the third place.

25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

On the north side camped the sons of Dan: whose prince was Ahiezar the son of Ammisaddai.

26 His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

27 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

Beside him they of the tribe of Aser pitched their tents: whose prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.

28 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

29 “The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Of the tribe of the sons of Nephtali the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.

30 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

31 “All who were counted of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”

All that were numbered in the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred: and they shall march last.

32 These are those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

This is the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

33 But the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

And the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel: for so the Lord had commanded Moses.

34 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.

And the children of Israel did according to all things that the Lord had commanded. They camped by their troops, and marched by the families and houses of their fathers.