Numbers 2

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far 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 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.

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, were three score and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

and he has 74,600 men.

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

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

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

and he has 54,400 men.

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

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

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

and he has 57,400 men.

9 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.

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 armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be 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, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

and he has 46,500 men.

12 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.

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, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

and he has 59,300 men.

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

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

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

and he has 45,650 men.

16 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.

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 set forward with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camp: 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 armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be 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, were forty thousand and five hundred.

and he has 40,500 men.

20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be 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, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

and he has 32,200 men.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be 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, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

and he has 35,400 men.

24 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.

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 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.

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, were three score and two thousand and seven hundred.

and he has 62,700 men.

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

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, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

and he has 41,500 men.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be 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, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

and he has 53,400 men.

31 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.