Numbers 2

1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2 “The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.

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 On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon 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 and his division numbers 74,600.

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

5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,

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

6 and his division numbers 54,400.

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

7 Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

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

8 and his division numbers 57,400.

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

9 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; 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, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur 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 and his division numbers 46,500.

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

12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

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

13 and his division numbers 59,300.

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

14 Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

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

15 and his division numbers 45,650.

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

16 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; 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 In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

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, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama 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 and his division numbers 40,500.

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

20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

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

21 and his division numbers 32,200.

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

22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,

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

23 and his division numbers 35,400.

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

24 The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; 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, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

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

26 and his division numbers 62,700.

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

27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

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

28 and his division numbers 41,500.

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

29 Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

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

30 and his division numbers 53,400.

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

31 The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under 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 the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

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 other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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

34 So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.

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.