Numbers 2
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,
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.
“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 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 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 whole sum of the fighting men of his stock, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
The number of the people of Judah is 74,600.
5 Next unto him they of the tribe of Issachar encamped, whose prince was Nathanael, the son of Suar.
The tribe of Issachar must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar.
6 And the whole number of his fighting men were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
The number in his division is 54,400 men.
7 In the tribe of Zabulon the prince 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 And all the army of fighting men of his stock, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
The number in his division is 57,400.
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.
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, on the south side, the prince shall be Elisur the son of Sedeur:
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 whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
The number in his division is 46,500.
12 Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.
Simeon is camping next to Reuben. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
13 And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
The number in his division is 59,300.
14 In the tribe of Gad the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.
The tribe of Gad is next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
15 And the whole army of his fighting men that were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
The number in his division is 45,650.
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 men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, is 151,450. They will set out 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.
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 shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama, the son of Ammiud.
The divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
19 The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.
The number in his division is 40,500.
20 And with them the tribe of the sons of Manasses, whose prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
Next to them is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
21 And the whole army of his fighting men, that 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 prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
23 And the whole army of his fighting men, that were reckoned up, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
The number in his division is 35,400.
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.
All those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will set out third.
25 On the north side camped the sons of Dan: whose prince was Ahiezar the son of Ammisaddai.
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 whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
The number in his division is 62,700.
27 Beside him they of the tribe of Aser pitched their tents: whose prince was Phegiel 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 whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
The number in his division is 41,500.
29 Of the tribe of the sons of Nephtali the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.
The tribe of Naphtali is next. The leader of Naphthali is Ahira son of Enan.
30 The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
The mnumber in his division is 53,400.
31 All that were numbered in the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred: and they shall march last.
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 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 the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.
33 And the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel: for so the Lord 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 things that the Lord had commanded. They camped by their troops, and marched 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.
