Numbers 2
1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
Then spake Yahweh onto Moses and onto 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.
Every man—near his standard with the ensigns belonging to their ancestral houses, shall the sons of Israel encamp, —at a distance round about the tent of meeting, shall they encamp.
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,
And they who encamp eastwards towards sunrise, shall be the standard of the camp of Judah by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Judah, Nashon, son of Amminadab;
4 and his division numbers 74,600.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —seventy-four thousand and six hundred,
5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Issachar, —even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;
6 and his division numbers 54,400.
and his host even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
7 Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,
The tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;
8 and his division numbers 57,400.
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, fifty-seven thousand and 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 they who are num-bered to the camp of Judah. a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, by their hosts, shall first set forward.
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,
The standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
11 and his division numbers 46,500.
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, —forty-six thousand, and five hundred.
12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon, —even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
13 and his division numbers 59,300.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
14 Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
Then the tribe of Gad, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Reuel;
15 and his division numbers 45,650.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-five thousand, and 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 they who are num-bered to the camp of Reuben, —a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts, and they in the second rank, shall set forward.
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.
Then shall set forward the tent of meeting—the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps, —as they encamp, so, shall they set forward, every man at the side thereof by their standards.
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,
the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards, —even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
19 and his division numbers 40,500.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty thousand, and five hundred.
20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;
21 and his division numbers 32,200.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
Then the tribe of Benjamin, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;
23 and his division numbers 35,400.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-five thousand and 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 they who are numbered to the camp of Ephraim a hundred and eight thousand and one hundred by their hosts, and they in the third rank, shall set forward.
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,
the standard of the camp of Dan, north-wards by their hosts, even the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai:
26 and his division numbers 62,700.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.
27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Asher, —even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;
28 and his division numbers 41,500.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-one thousand and five hundred.
29 Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,
Then the tribe of Naphtali, —even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan;
30 and his division numbers 53,400.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-three thousand and 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 they who are numbered to the camp of Dan, a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred, in the hindmost rank, shall they set forward, by their standards.
32 These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.
These, are they who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their ancestral houses, —all they who were numbered of the camps by their hosts were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
33 But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
But the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel, —As Yahweh 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.
Thus did the sons of Israel, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they encamp by their standards, and so, did they set forward, every one by his families near his ancestral house.
