Numbers 2

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

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

2 'The children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting.

“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 Now those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

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 host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred;

and he has 74,600 men.

5 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,

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

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

and he has 54,400 men.

7 and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,

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

8 and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred;

and he has 57,400 men.

9 all that were numbered of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts; they shall set forth first.

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 shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being Elizur the son 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 those that were numbered thereof, forty and six thousand and five hundred;

and he has 46,500 men.

12 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

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

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

and he has 59,300 men.

14 and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,

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

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

and he has 45,650 men.

16 all that were numbered of the camp of Reuben being a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth second.

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 tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.

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 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being Elishama the son 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 those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred;

and he has 40,500 men.

20 and next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the children of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,

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

21 and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and two hundred;

and he has 32,200 men.

22 and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,

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

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

and he has 35,400 men.

24 all that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim being a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth third.

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 On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Dan being Ahiezer the son 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 those that were numbered of them, threescore and two thousand and seven hundred;

and he has 62,700 men.

27 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,

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

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

and he has 41,500 men.

29 and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,

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

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

and he has 53,400 men.

31 all that were numbered of the camp of Dan being a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by their standards.'

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 they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses; all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

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

34 Thus did the children of Israel: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, each one according to its families, and according to its fathers' houses.

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.