< Numbers 2 >

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
2 All the children of Israel shall camp by their troops, ensigns, and standards, and the houses of their kindreds, round about the tabernacle of the covenant.
The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.
3 On the east Juda shall pitch his tents by the bands of his army: and the prince of his sons shall be Nahasson the son of Aminadab.
Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.
4 And the whole sum of the fighting men of his stock, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.
5 Next unto him they of the tribe of Issachar encamped, whose prince was Nathanael, the son of Suar.
And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.
6 And the whole number of his fighting men were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.
7 In the tribe of Zabulon the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.
After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.
8 And all the army of fighting men of his stock, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.
9 All that were numbered in the camp of Juda, were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred: and they by their troops shall march first.
The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.
10 In the camp of the sons of Ruben, on the south side, the prince shall be Elisur the son of Sedeur:
On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.
11 And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
12 Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.
And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.
13 And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.
14 In the tribe of Gad the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.
Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.
15 And the whole army of his fighting men that were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.
16 All that were reckoned up in the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, by their troops: they shall march in the second place.
The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.
17 And the tabernacle of the testimony shall be carried by the officers of the Levites and their troops. As it shall be set up, so shall it be taken down. Every one shall march according to their places, and ranks.
Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.
18 On the west side shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama, the son of Ammiud.
On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
19 The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.
The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.
20 And with them the tribe of the sons of Manasses, whose prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.
21 And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.
22 In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.
Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.
23 And the whole army of his fighting men, that were reckoned up, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.
24 All that were numbered in the camp of Ephraim, were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred by their troops: they shall march in the third place.
The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.
25 On the north side camped the sons of Dan: whose prince was Ahiezar the son of Ammisaddai.
On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.
26 The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.
27 Beside him they of the tribe of Aser pitched their tents: whose prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.
Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.
28 The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;
29 Of the tribe of the sons of Nephtali the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.
Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.
30 The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
31 All that were numbered in the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred: and they shall march last.
The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.
32 This is the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
33 And the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel: for so the Lord had commanded Moses.
But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.
34 And the children of Israel did according to all things that the Lord had commanded. They camped by their troops, and marched by the families and houses of their fathers.
So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.

< Numbers 2 >