Numbers 2

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

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

2 Every man by his own standard, by the ensign of their family division, shall the children of Israel pitch their tent; at some distance round about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they encamp.

“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 they, who encamp on the east, toward the rising of the sun, shall be [those who belong to] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their armies: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nachshon the son of 'Amminadab.

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 seventy and four thousand and six hundred.

and he has 74,600 men.

5 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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 the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Chelon.

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 of the camp of Judah were one hundred thousand and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their armies: they shall first set forward.

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 The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be on the south side, according to their armies: and the prince 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 that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince 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 prince of the sons of Gad shall be Elyassaph the son of Reuel.

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

15 And his host, and those who 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 of the camp of Reuben were one hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies; and as the second shall they set forward.

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 shall the tabernacle of the congregation, the camp of the Levites, set forward in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place after 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 The standard of the camp of Ephraim shall be on the west side, according to their armies: and the prince 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 Menasseh; and the prince of the children of Menasseh shall be Gamliel 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 prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gidoni.

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 one hundred thousand and eight thousand and one hundred, according to their armies; and as the third shall they set forward.

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, according to their armies: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Achiezer 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 sixty 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 prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of 'Ochran.

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 prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Achira 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 those that were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; the hindmost shall they set forward according to 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 that were numbered of the children of Israel according to their family divisions: and all those that were numbered of the camps, according to their armies, 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 had 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 all just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so did they encamp by their standards, and so did they set forward every one after his family, by his division.

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.