Numbers 2

1 Then spake Yahweh onto Moses and onto Aaron saying:

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

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.

“The Israelites are to set up their camp around the Tent of Meeting but some distance from it. Every member of each tribe will camp under their own flag and family banner.

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;

The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,

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

and he has 74,600 men.

5 Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Issachar, —even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;

The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. Their leader is Nethanel, son of Zuar,

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

and he has 54,400 men.

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

Next is the tribe of Zebulun. Their leader is Eliab, son of Helon,

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

and he has 57,400 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Judah is 186,400. When it's time to march out, they are the ones who will lead.

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

The tribal division of Reuben is to camp under their flag on the south side. Their leader is Elizur, son of Shedeur,

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

and he has 46,500 men.

12 Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon, —even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. Their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,

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

and he has 59,300 men.

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

Next is the tribe of Gad. Their leader is Eliasaph, son of Deuel,

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

and he has 45,650 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Reuben is 151,450. They shall march out in 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.

The Tent of Meeting which is stands at the center of the camp is to accompany the Levites. They are to march out in the same order as they set up camp, each in their rightful place under their flag.

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 tribal division of Ephraim is to camp under their flag on the west side. Their leader is Elishama, son of Ammihud,

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

and he has 40,500 men.

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

The tribe of Manasseh will camp next to them. Their leader is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,

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

and he has 32,200 men.

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

Next is the tribe of Benjamin. Their leader is Abidan, son of Gideoni,

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

and he has 35,400 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They shall march out in 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:

The tribal division of Dan is to camp under their flag on the north side. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,

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

and he has 62,700 men.

27 Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Asher, —even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;

The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. Their leader is Pagiel, son of Ocran,

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

and he has 41,500 men.

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

Next is the tribe of Naphtali. Their leader is Ahira son of Enan,

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

and he has 53,400 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Dan is 157,600; They shall march out in last, with their flags.”

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 sums up the registration of the Israelites, carried out by family. The final total of those counted in the camps by their tribal division was 603,550.

33 But the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel, —As Yahweh commanded Moses.

However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to 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.

The Israelites did everything the Lord had ordered Moses. They set up their camps under their flags in their assigned positions, and marched out in the same order, each with their own tribe and family.