Numbers 2

1 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses and to(wards) Aaron to/for to say

Then Yahweh said this to Aaron and Moses/me:

2 man: anyone upon standard his in/on/with sign: indicator to/for house: household father their to camp son: descendant/people Israel from before around: side to/for tent meeting to camp

“When the Israelis set up their tents, they should set them up in areas that surround the Sacred Tent, but not close to it. The people of each tribe must set up their tents in a different area. Each tribe must erect in that area a banner of their own clan and a flag that represents their tribe.

3 and [the] to camp east [to] east [to] standard camp Judah to/for army their and leader to/for son: descendant/people Judah Nahshon son: child Amminadab

The people of the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun must set up their tents on the east side of the Sacred Tent, close to their tribal flags. These are the names of the leaders of those tribes and the number of soldiers whom they will lead: Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, will be the leader of the 74,600 men of the tribe of Judah.

4 and army his and to reckon: list their four and seventy thousand and six hundred

5 and [the] to camp upon him tribe Issachar and leader to/for son: descendant/people Issachar Nethanel son: child Zuar

Nethanel, the son of Zuar, will be the leader of the 54,500 men of the tribe of Issachar.

6 and army his and to reckon: list his four and fifty thousand and four hundred

7 tribe Zebulun and leader to/for son: descendant/people Zebulun Eliab son: child Helon

Eliab, the son of Helon, will be the leader of the 57,400 men of the tribe of Zebulun.

8 and army his and to reckon: list his seven and fifty thousand and four hundred

9 all [the] to reckon: list to/for camp Judah hundred thousand and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred to/for army their first to set out

So there will be 86,400 troops on the east side [of the Sacred Tent]. Whenever the Israelis move to a new location, those three tribes must go in front of the others.

10 standard camp Reuben south [to] to/for army their and leader to/for son: descendant/people Reuben Elizur son: child Shedeur

The tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad must set up their tents on the south side of the Sacred Tent, close to their tribal flags. These are the names of the leaders of those tribes and the number of men whom they will lead: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, will be the leader of the 46,500 men of the tribe of Reuben.

11 and army his and to reckon: list his six and forty thousand and five hundred

12 and [the] to camp upon him tribe Simeon and leader to/for son: descendant/people Simeon Shelumiel son: child Zurishaddai Zurishaddai

Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, will be the leader of the 59,300 men of the tribe of Simeon.

13 and army his and to reckon: list their nine and fifty thousand and three hundred

14 and tribe Gad and leader to/for son: descendant/people Gad Eliasaph son: child Reuel

Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, will be the leader of the 45,650 men of the tribe of Gad.

15 and army his and to reckon: list their five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty

16 all [the] to reckon: list to/for camp Reuben hundred thousand and one and fifty thousand and four hundred and fifty to/for army their and second to set out

So there will be 151,450 troops on the south side of the Sacred Tent. Those three tribes will follow the first group [when the Israelis travel].

17 and to set out tent meeting camp [the] Levi in/on/with midst [the] camp like/as as which to camp so to set out man: anyone upon hand: themselves his to/for standard their

Behind that group will walk the descendants of Levi, who will carry the Sacred Tent. The Israelis will march in the same order that they always set up their tents. Each tribe will carry its own flag.

18 standard camp Ephraim to/for army their sea: west [to] and leader to/for son: descendant/people Ephraim Elishama son: child Ammihud

The tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin must set up their tents on the west side of the Sacred Tent, close to their tribal flags. These are the names of the leaders of those tribes and number of men whom they will lead: Elishama, the son of Ammihud, will be the leader of the 40,500 men of the tribe of Ephraim.

19 and army his and to reckon: list their forty thousand and five hundred

20 and upon him tribe Manasseh and leader to/for son: descendant/people Manasseh Gamaliel son: child Pedahzur

Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, will be the leader of the 32,200 men of the tribe of Manasseh.

21 and army his and to reckon: list their two and thirty thousand and hundred

22 and tribe Benjamin and leader to/for son: descendant/people Benjamin Abidan son: child Gideoni

Abidan, the son of Gideoni, will be the leader of the 35,400 men of the tribe of Benjamin.

23 and army his and to reckon: list their five and thirty thousand and four hundred

24 all [the] to reckon: list to/for camp Ephraim hundred thousand and eight thousand and hundred to/for army their and third to set out

So there will be 108,100 troops on the west side of the Sacred Tent. Those three tribes will follow the second group, [behind the descendants of Levi].

25 standard camp Dan north [to] to/for army their and leader to/for son: descendant/people Dan Ahiezer son: child Ammishaddai

The tribes of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali must set up their tents on the north side of the Sacred Tent, close to their tribal flags. These are the names of the leaders of those tribes and the number of men whom they will lead: Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, will be the leader of the 62,700 men of the tribe of Dan.

26 and army his and to reckon: list their two and sixty thousand and seven hundred

27 and [the] to camp upon him tribe Asher and leader to/for son: descendant/people Asher Pagiel son: child Ochran

Pagiel, the son of Ocran, will be the leader of the 41,500 men of the tribe of Asher.

28 and army his and to reckon: list their one and forty thousand and five hundred

29 and tribe Naphtali and leader to/for son: descendant/people Naphtali Ahira son: child Enan

Ahira, the son of Enan, will be the leader of the 53,400 men of the tribe of Naphtali.

30 and army his and to reckon: list their three and fifty thousand and four hundred

31 all [the] to reckon: list to/for camp Dan hundred thousand and seven and fifty thousand and six hundred to/for last to set out to/for standard their

So there will be 157,600 troops on the north side of the Sacred Tent. Those three tribes will be last. They must carry their own flags when the Israelis travel.”

32 these to reckon: list son: descendant/people Israel to/for house: household father their all to reckon: list [the] camp to/for army their six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty

So there were 603,550 Israeli men who were able to fight who were listed according to their families’ ancestors.

33 and [the] Levi not to reckon: list in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Israel like/as as which to command LORD [obj] Moses

But just as Yahweh had commanded, the names of the descendants of Levi were not included.

34 and to make: do son: descendant/people Israel like/as all which to command LORD [obj] Moses so to camp to/for standard their and so to set out man: anyone to/for family his upon house: household father his

The Israelis did everything that Yahweh had told Moses/me. They set up their tents close to their tribal flags, and when they traveled [to a new location, they walked] with their own clans and family groups.