Numbers 2

1 And Yhwh spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

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.

“Each one shall make camp, by their troops, as well as by their insignia and standards, and by the houses of their kinships, all around the tabernacle of the covenant.”

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.

To the east, Judah shall fix his tents, by the companies of his army. And the leader of his sons shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

And the entire total of the fighting men from his stock was seventy-four thousand six hundred.

5 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.

Beside him, those of the tribe of Issachar were encamped, whose leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar.

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

And the entire number of his fighting men was fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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

In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon.

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

All the army of fighting men from his stock were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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.

All who were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. And these, by their companies, shall go forth first.

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.

In the camp of the sons of Ruben, toward the south side, the leader shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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.

Beside him, those of the tribe of Simeon were encamped, whose leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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

In the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

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.

All who were counted in the camp of Ruben were one hundred fifty thousand and one thousand four hundred fifty, by their companies. These shall advance in the second place.

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

But the tabernacle of the testimony shall be lifted up by the officers of the Levites and their companies. In the manner in which it is set up, so also shall it be taken down. Each one shall advance according to their places and ranks.

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.

On the west side, there shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose leader was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.

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.

And with them was the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, whose leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were counted, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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.

All who were numbered in the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, by their companies. These shall advance third.

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.

Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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.

Beside him, those of the tribe of Asher fixed their tents, whose leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

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

From the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan.

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

The entire army of his fighting men were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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.

All who were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred; and these shall advance at the very end.

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 armies were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

This is the number of the sons of Israel, of their army divided by the houses of their kinships and their companies: six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

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

But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel. For so the Lord had instructed Moses.

34 And the children of Israel did according to all that Yhwh 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.

And the sons of Israel acted according to all the things that the Lord had commanded. They were encamped by their companies, and they advanced by the families and houses of their fathers.