Numbers 2
1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
The Lord told 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 set up their camp around the Tent of Meeting but some distance from it. Every member of each tribe will camp under their own flag and family banner.
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.
The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,
4 The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.
and he has 74,600 men.
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 them. Their leader is Nethanel, son of Zuar,
6 The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.
and he has 54,400 men.
7 After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.
Next is the tribe of Zebulun. Their leader is Eliab, son of Helon,
8 The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.
and he has 57,400 men.
9 The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.
So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Judah is 186,400. When it's time to march out, they are the ones who will lead.
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.
The tribal division of Reuben is to camp under their flag on the south side. Their leader is Elizur, son of Shedeur,
11 The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
and he has 46,500 men.
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 them. Their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,
13 The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.
and he has 59,300 men.
14 Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.
Next is the tribe of Gad. Their leader is Eliasaph, son of Deuel,
15 The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.
and he has 45,650 men.
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.
So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Reuben is 151,450. They shall march out in second place.
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.
The Tent of Meeting which is stands at the center of the camp is to accompany the Levites. They are to march out in the same order as they set up camp, each in their rightful place under their flag.
18 On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
The tribal division of Ephraim is to camp under their flag on the west side. Their leader is Elishama, son of Ammihud,
19 The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.
and he has 40,500 men.
20 And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.
The tribe of Manasseh will camp next to them. Their leader is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,
21 The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.
and he has 32,200 men.
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.
Next is the tribe of Benjamin. Their leader is Abidan, son of Gideoni,
23 The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.
and he has 35,400 men.
24 The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.
So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They shall march out in third place
25 On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.
The tribal division of Dan is to camp under their flag on the north side. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,
26 The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.
and he has 62,700 men.
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 them. Their leader is Pagiel, son of Ocran,
28 The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;
and he has 41,500 men.
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.
Next is the tribe of Naphtali. Their leader is Ahira son of Enan,
30 The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
and he has 53,400 men.
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.
So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Dan is 157,600; They shall march out in last, with their flags.”
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.
This is sums up the registration of the Israelites, carried out by family. The final total of those counted in the camps by their tribal division was 603,550.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.
However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to 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.
The Israelites did everything the Lord had ordered Moses. They set up their camps under their flags in their assigned positions, and marched out in the same order, each with their own tribe and family.
