Numbers 2

1 And the LORD 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.

All the children of Israel shall camp by their troops, ensigns, and standards, and the houses of their kindreds, round about 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.

On the east Juda shall pitch his tents by the bands of his army: and the prince of his sons shall be Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

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

And the whole sum of the fighting men of his stock, were 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.

Next unto him they of the tribe of Issachar encamped, whose prince was Nathanael, the son of Suar.

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

And the whole number of his fighting men were 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 Zabulon the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.

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

And all the army of fighting men of 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 that were numbered in the camp of Juda, were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred: and they by their troops shall march 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, on the south side, the prince shall be Elisur the son of Sedeur:

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

And the whole army of his fighting men, that 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 camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

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

And the whole army of his fighting men, that 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 prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.

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

And the whole army of his fighting men that were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred and 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 that were reckoned up in the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, by their troops: they shall march 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.

And the tabernacle of the testimony shall be carried by the officers of the Levites and their troops. As it shall be set up, so shall it be taken down. Every one shall march 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 shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama, the son of Ammiud.

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

The whole army of his fighting men, that 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 the tribe of the sons of Manasses, whose prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

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

And the whole army of his fighting men, that 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 prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.

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

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were reckoned up, 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 that were numbered in the camp of Ephraim, were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred by their troops: they shall march in the 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.

On the north side camped the sons of Dan: whose prince was Ahiezar the son of Ammisaddai.

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

The whole army of his fighting men, that 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 they of the tribe of Aser pitched their tents: whose prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.

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

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-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.

Of the tribe of the sons of Nephtali the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.

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

The whole 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 that were numbered in the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred: and they shall march last.

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 the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

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

And the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel: for so the Lord had commanded 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.

And the children of Israel did according to all things that the Lord had commanded. They camped by their troops, and marched by the families and houses of their fathers.