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.

All the children of Israel shall camp by their troops, ensigns, and standards, and the houses of their kindreds, round about the tabernacle of the covenant.

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;

On the east Juda shall pitch his tents by the bands of his army: and the prince of his sons shall be Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

4 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —seventy-four thousand and six hundred,

And the whole sum of the fighting men of his stock, were seventy-four thousand 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;

Next unto him they of the tribe of Issachar encamped, whose prince was Nathanael, the son of Suar.

6 and his host even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

And the whole number of his fighting men were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

7 The tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;

In the tribe of Zabulon the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.

8 and his host, even they who are numbered of him, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

And all the army of fighting men of his stock, were fifty-seven thousand 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 in the camp of Juda, were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred: and they by their troops shall march first.

10 The standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

In the camp of the sons of Ruben, on the south side, the prince shall be Elisur the son of Sedeur:

11 and his host, even they who are numbered of him, —forty-six thousand, and five hundred.

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-six thousand 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;

Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

13 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

14 Then the tribe of Gad, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Reuel;

In the tribe of Gad the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.

15 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-five thousand, and six hundred and fifty.

And the whole army of his fighting men that were numbered, were forty-five thousand 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 that were reckoned up in the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, by their troops: they shall march 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 the tabernacle of the testimony shall be carried by the officers of the Levites and their troops. As it shall be set up, so shall it be taken down. Every one shall march according to their places, and ranks.

18 the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards, —even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;

On the west side shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama, the son of Ammiud.

19 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty thousand, and five hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.

20 Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;

And with them the tribe of the sons of Manasses, whose prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

21 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;

In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.

23 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

And the whole army of his fighting men, that were reckoned up, were thirty-five thousand 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 in the camp of Ephraim, were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred by their troops: they shall march in the third place.

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:

On the north side camped the sons of Dan: whose prince was Ahiezar the son of Ammisaddai.

26 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand 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;

Beside him they of the tribe of Aser pitched their tents: whose prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.

28 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-one thousand and five hundred.

The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, —even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan;

Of the tribe of the sons of Nephtali the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.

30 and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-three thousand and four hundred,

The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand 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 in the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred: and they shall march last.

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 number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, 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.

And the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel: for so the Lord had 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 according to all things that the Lord had commanded. They camped by their troops, and marched by the families and houses of their fathers.