< Numbers 2 >
1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.
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.
3 Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.
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.
4 The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.
5 And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.
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.
6 The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
7 After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.
Then the tribe of Zebulun. And the ruler of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
8 The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
9 The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.
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.
10 On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.
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.
11 The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.
12 And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.
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.
13 The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
14 Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.
Then the tribe of Gad. And the ruler of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
16 The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.
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.
17 Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.
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.
18 On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
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.
19 The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.
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.
21 The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.
Then the tribe of Benjamin. And the ruler of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23 The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
24 The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.
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.
25 On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.
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.
26 The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.
27 Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.
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.
28 The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.
Then the tribe of Naphtali. And the ruler of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
30 The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
31 The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.
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.
32 These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
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.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.
But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
34 So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.
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.