Numbers 2

1 Then spake Yahweh onto Moses and onto Aaron saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

2 Every man—near his standard with the ensigns belonging to their ancestral houses, shall the sons of Israel encamp, —at a distance round about the tent of meeting, shall they encamp.

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 And they who encamp eastwards towards sunrise, shall be the standard of the camp of Judah by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Judah, Nashon, 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —seventy-four thousand and six hundred,

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

5 Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Issachar, —even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, 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 and his host even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

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

7 The tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of him, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

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

9 All they who are num-bered to the camp of Judah. a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, by their hosts, shall first set forward.

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 The standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of him, —forty-six thousand, and five hundred.

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

12 Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon, —even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

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

14 Then the tribe of Gad, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-five thousand, and six hundred and fifty.

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

16 All they who are num-bered to the camp of Reuben, —a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts, and they in the second rank, shall set forward.

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 shall set forward the tent of meeting—the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps, —as they encamp, so, shall they set forward, every man at the side thereof 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 the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards, —even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty thousand, and five hundred.

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

20 Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

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

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

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

24 All they who are numbered to the camp of Ephraim a hundred and eight thousand and one hundred by their hosts, and they in the third rank, shall set forward.

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 the standard of the camp of Dan, north-wards by their hosts, even the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer, 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

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

27 Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Asher, —even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-one thousand and five hundred.

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

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, —even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, 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 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-three thousand and four hundred,

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

31 All they who are numbered to the camp of Dan, a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred, in the hindmost rank, shall they set forward, 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 they who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their ancestral houses, —all they who were numbered of the camps by their hosts were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and 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 in the midst of the sons of Israel, —As Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

34 Thus did the sons of Israel, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they encamp by their standards, and so, did they set forward, every one by his families near his ancestral house.

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.