Numbers 2

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “The sons of Israel encamp, each by his standard, with ensigns of the house of their fathers; they encamp around, from in sight of the Tent of Meeting.”

The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.

3 And those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising [are] of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah [is] Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.

4 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.

5 And those encamping by him [are] of the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar [is] Nethaneel son of Zuar;

And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.

6 and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.

7 The tribe of Zebulun [is with them]; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon;

After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.

8 and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.

9 All those numbered of the camp of Judah [are] one hundred thousand and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred, by their hosts; they journey first.

The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.

10 The standard of the camp of Reuben [is] southward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben [is] Elizur son of Shedeur;

On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.

11 and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] forty-six thousand and five hundred.

The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.

12 And those encamping by him [are of] the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

13 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

14 And the tribe of Gad [is with him]; and the prince of the sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Reuel;

Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.

15 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

16 All those numbered of the camp of Reuben [are] one hundred thousand and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts; and they journey second.

The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.

17 And the Tent of Meeting has journeyed [with] the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station by their standards.

Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.

18 The standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts, [is] westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim [is] Elishama son of Ammihud;

On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.

19 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] forty thousand and five hundred.

The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.

20 And by him [is] the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh [is] Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.

21 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.

22 And the tribe of Benjamin [is with them]; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan son of Gideoni;

Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.

23 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.

24 All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim [are] one hundred thousand and eight thousand and one hundred, by their hosts; and they journey third.

The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.

25 The standard of the camp of Dan [is] northward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan [is] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.

26 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.

27 And those encamping by him [are of] the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran;

Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.

28 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] forty-one thousand and five hundred.

The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;

29 And the tribe of Naphtali [is with them]; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali [is] Ahira son of Enan;

Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.

30 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.

31 All those numbered of the camp of Dan [are] one hundred thousand and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred; they journey at the rear by their standards.

The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.

32 These [are] those numbered of the sons of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those numbered of the camps by their hosts [are] six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

33 And the Levites have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.

34 And the sons of Israel do according to all that YHWH has commanded Moses; so they have encamped by their standards, and so they have journeyed, each by his families, by the house of his fathers.

So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.