Numbers 2

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

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto 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 children of Israel shall pitch every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers’ houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they pitch round about.

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 that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen 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 that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred:

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

[and] the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and 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 that were numbered of the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts. 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 hosts: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and 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 that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred:

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

and the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and 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 that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. 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 hosts: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that 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 unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred:

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

and the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and 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 that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, according to their hosts. 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 hosts: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and 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 that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred:

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

and the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children 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 host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and 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 an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost 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 they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and 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 children of Israel; as the LORD 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 children of Israel; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.