Numbers 2
1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
Then spake Yahweh onto Moses and onto 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.
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 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 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 The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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.
Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Issachar, —even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;
6 The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.
and his host even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
7 After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.
The tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;
8 The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, 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 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 is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.
The standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
11 The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, —forty-six thousand, and five hundred.
12 And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.
Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon, —even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
13 The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Reuel;
15 The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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 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 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 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 will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards, —even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
19 The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty thousand, and five hundred.
20 And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.
Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;
21 The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;
23 The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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 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 will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.
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 The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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.
Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Asher, —even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;
28 The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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, —even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan;
30 The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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 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 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 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 numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.
But the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel, —As Yahweh 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 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.
