< Numbers 2 >

1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, and to Aaron, saying,
The Lord told Moses and Aaron,
2 Euery man of the children of Israel shall campe by his standerd, and vnder the ensigne of their fathers house: farre off about the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall they pitch.
“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.
3 On the East side towarde the rising of the sunne, shall they of the standerd of the hoste of Iudah pitch according to their armies: and Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab shalbe captaine of the sonnes of Iudah.
The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,
4 And his hoste and the nomber of the were seuentie and foure thousande and sixe hundreth.
and he has 74,600 men.
5 Next vnto him shall they of the tribe of Issachar pitch, and Nethaneel the sonne of Zuar shalbe the captaine of the sonnes of Issachar:
The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. Their leader is Nethanel, son of Zuar,
6 And his hoste, and the nomber thereof were foure and fiftie thousand, and foure hundreth.
and he has 54,400 men.
7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the sonne of Helon, captaine ouer the sonnes of Zebulun:
Next is the tribe of Zebulun. Their leader is Eliab, son of Helon,
8 And his hoste, and the nomber thereof seuen and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth:
and he has 57,400 men.
9 The whole nomber of the hoste of Iudah are an hundreth fourescore and sixe thousande, and foure hundreth according to their armies: they shall first set foorth.
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.
10 On the South side shalbe ye standerd of the host of Reuben according to their armies, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Reuben shalbe Elizur the sonne of Shedeur.
The tribal division of Reuben is to camp under their flag on the south side. Their leader is Elizur, son of Shedeur,
11 And his host, and the nomber thereof sixe and fourty thousand and fiue hundreth.
and he has 46,500 men.
12 And by him shall the tribe of Simeon pitch, and the captaiue ouer the sonnes of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai:
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. Their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,
13 And his hoste, and the nomber of them, nine and fiftie thousand and three hundreth.
and he has 59,300 men.
14 And the tribe of Gad, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Gad shall be Eliasaph the sonne of Deuel:
Next is the tribe of Gad. Their leader is Eliasaph, son of Deuel,
15 And his host and the nomber of the were fiue and fourtye thousande, sixe hundreth and fiftie.
and he has 45,650 men.
16 All the nomber of the campe of Reuben were an hundreth and one and fiftie thousande, and foure hundreth and fiftie according to their armies, and they shall set foorth in the seconde place.
So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Reuben is 151,450. They shall march out in second place.
17 Then the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall goe with the host of the Leuites, in the mids of the campe as they haue pitched, so shall they goe forwarde, euery man in his order according to their standerds.
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.
18 The standerd of the campe of Ephraim shalbe toward the west according to their armies: and ye captaine ouer the sonnes of Ephraim shall be Elishama the sonne of Ammihud:
The tribal division of Ephraim is to camp under their flag on the west side. Their leader is Elishama, son of Ammihud,
19 And his host and the nomber of the were fortie thousand and fiue hundreth.
and he has 40,500 men.
20 And by him shalbe the tribe of Manasseh, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Manasseh shalbe Gamliel the sonne of Pedahzur:
The tribe of Manasseh will camp next to them. Their leader is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,
21 And his hoste and the nomber of them were two and thirtie thousand and two hundreth.
and he has 32,200 men.
22 And the tribe of Beniamin, and ye captaine ouer the sonnes of Beniamin shalbe Abidan the sonne of Gideoni:
Next is the tribe of Benjamin. Their leader is Abidan, son of Gideoni,
23 And his host, and the nomber of the were fiue and thirtie thousand and foure hundreth.
and he has 35,400 men.
24 All the nomber of the campe of Ephraim were an hundreth and eight thousande and one hundreth according to their armies, and they shall go in the third place.
So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They shall march out in third place
25 The standerd of the host of Dan shalbe toward the North according to their armies: and the captaine ouer the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the sonne of Ammishaddai:
The tribal division of Dan is to camp under their flag on the north side. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,
26 And his host and the number of them were two and threescore thousand and seue hundreth.
and he has 62,700 men.
27 And by him shall the tribe of Asher pitch, and the captaine ouer the sonnes of Asher shalbe Pagiel the sonne of Ocran.
The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. Their leader is Pagiel, son of Ocran,
28 And his host and the nomber of them were one and fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth.
and he has 41,500 men.
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, and the captaine ouer the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the sonne of Enan:
Next is the tribe of Naphtali. Their leader is Ahira son of Enan,
30 And his host and the nomber of them were three and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth.
and he has 53,400 men.
31 All the nomber of the host of Dan was an hundreth and seuen and fiftie thousand and sixe hundreth: they shall goe hinmost with their standerdes.
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.”
32 These are the summes of the childre of Israel by ye houses of their fathers, all the nomber of ye host, according to their armies, six hundreth and three thousand, fiue hundreth and fiftie.
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.
33 But the Leuites were not nombred among the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to Moses.
34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses: so they pitched according to their standards, and so they iourneyed euery one with his families, according to the houses of their fathers.
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.

< Numbers 2 >