Numbers 2

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

2 The children of Israel shall encamp every one by his standard, with the ensign of their father's house; round about the tent of meeting, afar off, opposite to it shall they encamp.

“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.

3 And [for] those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising [there shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

4 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

and his division numbers 74,600.

5 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar;

The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,

6 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-four thousand four hundred.

and his division numbers 54,400.

7 [With them shall be] the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon;

Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

8 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

and his division numbers 57,400.

9 All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

10 The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be southward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur;

On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

11 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, forty-six thousand five hundred.

and his division numbers 46,500.

12 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

13 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

and his division numbers 59,300.

14 And [with them shall be] the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

15 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

and his division numbers 45,650.

16 All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

17 And the tent of meeting shall set forth, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forth, every man in his place, according to their standards.

In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

18 The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud;

On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,

19 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty thousand five hundred.

and his division numbers 40,500.

20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

21 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand two hundred.

and his division numbers 32,200.

22 And [with them shall be] the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;

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

23 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-five thousand four hundred.

and his division numbers 35,400.

24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be northward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

26 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

and his division numbers 62,700.

27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran;

The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

28 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-one thousand five hundred.

and his division numbers 41,500.

29 And [with them shall be] the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan;

Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

30 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.

and his division numbers 53,400.

31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth last according to their standards.

The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

32 These are those that were numbered of the children of Israel, according to their fathers' houses: all those that were numbered of the camps, according to their hosts, were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

34 And the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses: so they encamped according to their standards, and so they journeyed, every one according to their families, according to their fathers' houses.

So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.