Numbers 2

1 YHWH spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

2 "The children of Israel shall camp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall they camp around it."

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.

3 Those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the people of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

And they that encamp first towards 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.

4 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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

5 Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the people of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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.

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

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

7 The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the people of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

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.

8 His division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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

9 All who were numbered of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.

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.

10 "On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the people of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

[This is] the order of the camp of Ruben; their forces [shall be] towards the south, and the prince of the children of Ruben [shall be] Elisur the son of Sediur.

11 His division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

12 "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the people of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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.

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

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

14 "The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the people of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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.

15 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

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

16 "All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.

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.

17 "Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps. As they camp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

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.

18 "On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions: and the prince of the people of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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.

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

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

20 "Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the people of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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.

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

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

22 "The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the people of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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.

23 His army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

His forces that were numbered, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

24 "All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.

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.

25 "On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions: and the prince of the people of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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.

26 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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

27 "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the people of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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.

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

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

29 "The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the people of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

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

30 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

31 "All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards."

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.

32 These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

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.

33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as YHWH commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered with them, as the Lord commanded Moses.

34 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that YHWH commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers' houses.

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.