Numbers 2

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

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

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.

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 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 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 His forces that were numbered, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

And the whole sum of the fighting men of his stock, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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.

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

6 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

And the whole number of his fighting men were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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.

In the tribe of Zabulon the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.

8 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-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 of the camp of Juda were a hundred and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred: they shall move first with their forces.

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 [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.

In the camp of the sons of Ruben, on the south side, the prince shall be Elisur the son of Sedeur:

11 His forces that were numbered, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

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

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.

Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

13 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

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

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.

In the tribe of Gad the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.

15 His forces that were numbered, were forty-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 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.

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 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.

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 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 shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama, the son of Ammiud.

19 His forces that were numbered, are forty thousand and five hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.

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.

And with them the tribe of the sons of Manasses, whose prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

21 His forces that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

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

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.

In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.

23 His forces that were numbered, were thirty-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 one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred: they with their forces shall set out third.

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

26 His forces that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

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

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.

Beside him they of the tribe of Aser pitched their tents: whose prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.

28 His forces that were numbered, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

29 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Nephthali; and the prince of the children of Nephthali, Achire son Aenan.

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

30 His forces that were numbered were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

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

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.

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

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.

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 with them, 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 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.

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.