Numbers 2

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

Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,

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.”

“Each one of the Israelites must camp around his standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They will camp around the tent of meeting on every side.

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.

Those will be camping on the east of the tent of meeting, where the sun rises, they are the camp of Judah and they are camping under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab is the leader of the people of Judah.

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

The number of the people of Judah is 74,600.

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

The tribe of Issachar must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar.

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

The number in his division is 54,400 men.

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

The tribe of Zebulun must camp next to Issachar. Eliab son of Helon must lead the army of Zebulun.

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

The number in his division is 57,400.

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 the number of the camp of Judah is 186,400. They will set out 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 will be the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the camp of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

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

The number in his division is 46,500.

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

Simeon is camping next to Reuben. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

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

The number in his division is 59,300.

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

The tribe of Gad is next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

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

The number in his division is 45,650.

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.

The number of all the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, is 151,450. They will set out 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.

Next, the tent of meeting must go out from the camp with the Levites in the middle of all the camps. They must go out from the camp in the same order as they come into the camp. Every man must be in his place, by his banner.

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

The divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.

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

The number in his division is 40,500.

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

Next to them is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

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

The number in his division is 32,200.

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

Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

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

The number in his division is 35,400.

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 those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will set out third.

25 Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

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

The number in his division is 62,700.

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

The people of the tribe of Asher camp next to Dan. The leader of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.

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

The number in his division is 41,500.

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

The tribe of Naphtali is next. The leader of Naphthali is Ahira son of Enan.

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

The mnumber in his division is 53,400.

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 those numbered in the camp with Dan is 157,600. They will go out from the camp last, under their banner.”

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 the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.

33 But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel. For so the Lord had instructed Moses.

But Moses and Aaron did not count the Levites among the people of Israel. This was as Yahweh had 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.

The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They camped by their banners. They went out from the camp by their clans, in the order of their ancestor's families.