< Numbers 2 >

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
2 Let the children of Israel encamp fronting [each other], every man keeping his own rank, according to [their] standards, according to the houses of their families; the children of Israel shall encamp round about the tabernacle of witness.
“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.
3 And they that encamp first toward the east [shall be] the order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince of the sons of Juda, Naasson the son of Aminadab.
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
4 His forces that were numbered, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.
and his division numbers 74,600.
5 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Issachar, and the prince of the sons of Issachar [shall be] Nathanael the son of Sogar.
The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
6 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
and his division numbers 54,400.
7 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Zabulon, and the prince of the sons of Zabulon [shall be] Eliab the son of Chaelon.
Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,
8 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
and his division numbers 57,400.
9 All that were numbered of the camp of Juda were a hundred and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred: they shall move first with their forces.
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
10 [This is] the order of the camp of Ruben; their forces [shall be] toward the south, and the prince of the children of Ruben [shall be] Elisur the son of Sediur.
On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,
11 His forces that were numbered, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.
and his division numbers 46,500.
12 And they that encamp next to him [shall be] of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon [shall be] Salamiel the son of Surisadai.
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
13 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
and his division numbers 59,300.
14 And they that encamp next to them [shall be] the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.
Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
15 His forces that were numbered, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
and his division numbers 45,650.
16 All who were numbered of the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty: they with their forces shall proceed in the second place.
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.
17 And [then] the tabernacle of witness shall be set forward, and the camp of the Levites [shall be] between the camps; as they shall encamp, so also shall they commence their march, each one next in order to his fellow according to their companies.
In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.
18 The station of the camp of Ephraim [shall be] westward with their forces, and the head of the children of Ephraim [shall be] Elisama the son of Emiud.
On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
19 His forces that were numbered, are forty thousand and five hundred.
and his division numbers 40,500.
20 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Manasse, and the prince of the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
21 His forces that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
and his division numbers 32,200.
22 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
23 His forces that were numbered, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
and his division numbers 35,400.
24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim, were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred: they with their forces shall set out third.
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.
25 The order of the camp of Dan [shall be] northward with their forces; and the prince of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.
On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
26 His forces that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.
and his division numbers 62,700.
27 And they that encamp next to him [shall be] the tribe of Aser; and the prince of the sons of Aser, Phagiel the son of Echran.
The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
28 His forces that were numbered, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
and his division numbers 41,500.
29 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Nephthali; and the prince of the children of Nephthali, Achire son Aenan.
Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,
30 His forces that were numbered were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
and his division numbers 53,400.
31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan, [were] a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred: they shall set out last according to their order.
The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
32 This [is] the numbering of the children of Israel according to the houses of their families: all the numbering of the camps with their forces, [was] six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.
33 But the Levites were not numbered with them, as the Lord commanded Moses.
But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
34 And the children of Israel did all things that the Lord commanded Moses; thus they encamped in their order, and thus they began their march in succession each according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families.
So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.

< Numbers 2 >