Numbers 2

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

Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,

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.

“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 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;

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

The number of the people of Judah is 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 must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar.

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

The number in his division is 54,400 men.

7 [With them shall be] the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be 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 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

The number in his division is 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.

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

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

The number in his division is 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;

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

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

The number in his division is 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;

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

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

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

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 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;

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

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

The number in his division is 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;

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

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

The number in his division is 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 Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

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

The number in his division is 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.

All those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will 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 will be the divisions of the camp of Dan. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

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

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

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

The number in his division is 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;

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

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

The mnumber in his division is 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.

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

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. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.

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

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.