Numbers 2

1 Then spake Yahweh onto Moses and onto Aaron saying:

The LORD spoke to Moses and to 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.

“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 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;

“Those who encamp on the east side toward 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, even they who are numbered of them, —seventy-four thousand and six hundred,

His division, and those who were counted of them, 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;

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

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

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

His division, and those who were counted of it, 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 who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out 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;

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

His division, and those who were counted of it, 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;

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

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

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred 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 counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.

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.

“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 westwards, —even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, 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, even they who are numbered of them, —forty thousand, and five hundred.

His division, and those who were counted of them, 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;

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

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

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

His army, and those who were counted of them, 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 who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They 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:

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

His division, and those who were counted of them, 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;

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

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

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

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

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.

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 three thousand five hundred 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 counted among the children of Israel, 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.

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.