Numbers 2

1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

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 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.

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.

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,

4 The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.

and his division numbers 74,600.

5 And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.

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

6 The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.

and his division numbers 54,400.

7 After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.

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

8 The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.

and his division numbers 57,400.

9 The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out 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, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

11 The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.

and his division numbers 46,500.

12 And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

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

13 The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

and his division numbers 59,300.

14 Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.

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

15 The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

and his division numbers 45,650.

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.

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out 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.

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.

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, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,

19 The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.

and his division numbers 40,500.

20 And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.

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

21 The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.

and his division numbers 32,200.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.

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

23 The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.

and his division numbers 35,400.

24 The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.

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

26 The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.

and his division numbers 62,700.

27 Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.

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

28 The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;

and his division numbers 41,500.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.

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

30 The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.

and his division numbers 53,400.

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.

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

33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.

But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had 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.

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.