Numbers 2

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

2 “Each one shall make camp, by their troops, as well as by their insignia and standards, and by the houses of their kinships, all around the tabernacle of the covenant.”

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 To the east, Judah shall fix his tents, by the companies of his army. And the leader of his sons shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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 And the entire total of the fighting men from his stock was seventy-four thousand six hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

5 Beside him, those of the tribe of Issachar were encamped, whose leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar.

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 And the entire number of his fighting men was fifty-four thousand four hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

7 In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon.

Then the tribe of Zebulun. And the ruler of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

8 All the army of fighting men from his stock were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

9 All who were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. And these, by their companies, shall go forth 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 In the camp of the sons of Ruben, toward the south side, the leader shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

12 Beside him, those of the tribe of Simeon were encamped, whose leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

14 In the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

Then the tribe of Gad. And the ruler of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

15 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

16 All who were counted in the camp of Ruben were one hundred fifty thousand and one thousand four hundred fifty, by their companies. These shall advance in the second place.

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 But the tabernacle of the testimony shall be lifted up by the officers of the Levites and their companies. In the manner in which it is set up, so also shall it be taken down. Each one shall advance according to their places and ranks.

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, there shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose leader was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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 entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

20 And with them was the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, whose leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

22 In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Then the tribe of Benjamin. And the ruler of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were counted, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

24 All who were numbered in the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, by their companies. These shall advance 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 Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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 entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

27 Beside him, those of the tribe of Asher fixed their tents, whose leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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 entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

29 From the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan.

Then the tribe of Naphtali. And the ruler of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

30 The entire army of his fighting men were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

31 All who were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred; and these shall advance at the very end.

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 This is the number of the sons of Israel, of their army divided by the houses of their kinships and their companies: six hundred three thousand five hundred 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 sons of Israel. For so the Lord had instructed Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

34 And the sons of Israel acted according to all the things that the Lord had commanded. They were encamped by their companies, and they advanced by the families and houses of their fathers.

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.