Numbers 2

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

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

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.”

“Each one shall make camp, by their troops, as well as by their insignia and standards, and by the houses of their kinships, all around the tabernacle of the covenant.”

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;

To the east, Judah shall fix his tents, by the companies of his army. And the leader of his sons shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

And the entire total of the fighting men from his stock 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;

Beside him, those of the tribe of Issachar were encamped, whose leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar.

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

And the entire number of his fighting men 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;

In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon.

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

All the army of fighting men from his stock were 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.

All who were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. And these, by their companies, shall go forth 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;

In the camp of the sons of Ruben, toward the south side, the leader shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were 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;

Beside him, those of the tribe of Simeon were encamped, whose leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were 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;

In the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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

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

All who were counted in the camp of Ruben were one hundred fifty thousand and one thousand four hundred fifty, by their companies. These shall advance in the second place.

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.

But the tabernacle of the testimony shall be lifted up by the officers of the Levites and their companies. In the manner in which it is set up, so also shall it be taken down. Each one shall advance according to their places and ranks.

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, there shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose leader was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were 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 with them was the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, whose leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were 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;

In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were counted, were 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.

All who were numbered in the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, by their companies. These shall advance 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;

Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were 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;

Beside him, those of the tribe of Asher fixed their tents, whose leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand and 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;

From the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan.

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

The entire army of his fighting men were 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.

All who were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred; and these shall advance at the very end.

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.

This is the number of the sons of Israel, of their army divided by the houses of their kinships and their companies: six hundred three thousand five hundred 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 sons of Israel. For so the Lord had instructed 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.

And the sons of Israel acted according to all the things that the Lord had commanded. They were encamped by their companies, and they advanced by the families and houses of their fathers.