Numbers 2

1 The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

2 “The Israelites are to set up their camp around the Tent of Meeting but some distance from it. Every member of each tribe will camp under their own flag and family banner.

Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the explicit sign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

3 The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

4 and he has 74,600 men.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. Their leader is Nethanel, son of Zuar,

And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

6 and he has 54,400 men.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

7 Next is the tribe of Zebulun. Their leader is Eliab, son of Helon,

Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

8 and he has 57,400 men.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

9 So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Judah is 186,400. When it's time to march out, they are the ones who will lead.

All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

10 The tribal division of Reuben is to camp under their flag on the south side. Their leader is Elizur, son of Shedeur,

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

11 and he has 46,500 men.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. Their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,

And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

13 and he has 59,300 men.

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

14 Next is the tribe of Gad. Their leader is Eliasaph, son of Deuel,

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

15 and he has 45,650 men.

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

16 So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Reuben is 151,450. They shall march out in second place.

All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

17 The Tent of Meeting which is stands at the center of the camp is to accompany the Levites. They are to march out in the same order as they set up camp, each in their rightful place under their flag.

Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they camp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

18 The tribal division of Ephraim is to camp under their flag on the west side. Their leader is Elishama, son of Ammihud,

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

19 and he has 40,500 men.

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

20 The tribe of Manasseh will camp next to them. Their leader is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,

And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

21 and he has 32,200 men.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

22 Next is the tribe of Benjamin. Their leader is Abidan, son of Gideoni,

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23 and he has 35,400 men.

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

24 So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They shall march out in third place

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

25 The tribal division of Dan is to camp under their flag on the north side. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,

The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26 and he has 62,700 men.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. Their leader is Pagiel, son of Ocran,

And those that camp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

28 and he has 41,500 men.

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

29 Next is the tribe of Naphtali. Their leader is Ahira son of Enan,

Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

30 and he has 53,400 men.

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

31 So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Dan is 157,600; They shall march out in last, with their flags.”

All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

32 This is sums up the registration of the Israelites, carried out by family. The final total of those counted in the camps by their tribal division was 603,550.

These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

33 However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

34 The Israelites did everything the Lord had ordered Moses. They set up their camps under their flags in their assigned positions, and marched out in the same order, each with their own tribe and family.

And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.