Numbers 2

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

The LORD spoke to Moses and to 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.”

“The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it.

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 who encamp on the east side towards the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand and 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;

“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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

His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

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

“The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

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

His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand and 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 counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out 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 shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand and 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;

“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

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

“The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand and 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.

“All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out 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 shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

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 shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

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

“Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

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

“The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand and 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 counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out 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 shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand and 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;

“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

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

“The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand and 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 counted of the camp of Dan were one hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”

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 those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred and three thousand and 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 counted amongst the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded 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.

Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.