Numbers 2

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

Then spake Yahweh onto Moses and onto 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.”

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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.

Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Issachar, —even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;

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

and his host even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

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

The tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of him, 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 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 In the camp of the sons of Ruben, toward the south side, the leader shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

The standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of him, —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.

Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon, —even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph 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, even they who are numbered of them, —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 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 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 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, there shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose leader was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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.

Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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 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 Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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.

Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Asher, —even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, 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, even they who are numbered of them, —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, —even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan;

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

and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —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 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 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 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 sons of Israel. For so the Lord had instructed Moses.

But the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel, —As Yahweh 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 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.