Numbers 2
1 Then Yahweh said this to Aaron and Moses/me:
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 “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.
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 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.
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.
And the whole sum of the fighting men of his stock, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5 Nethanel, the son of Zuar, will be the leader of the 54,500 men of the tribe of Issachar.
Next unto him they of the tribe of Issachar encamped, whose prince was Nathanael, the son of Suar.
And the whole number of his fighting men were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 Eliab, the son of Helon, will be the leader of the 57,400 men of the tribe of Zebulun.
In the tribe of Zabulon the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.
And all the army of fighting men of his stock, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 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.
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 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.
In the camp of the sons of Ruben, on the south side, the prince shall be Elisur the son of Sedeur:
And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, will be the leader of the 59,300 men of the tribe of Simeon.
Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.
And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, will be the leader of the 45,650 men of the tribe of Gad.
In the tribe of Gad the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.
And the whole army of his fighting men that were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
16 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].
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 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.
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 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.
On the west side shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama, the son of Ammiud.
The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.
20 Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, will be the leader of the 32,200 men of the tribe of Manasseh.
And with them the tribe of the sons of Manasses, whose prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 Abidan, the son of Gideoni, will be the leader of the 35,400 men of the tribe of Benjamin.
In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.
And the whole army of his fighting men, that were reckoned up, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 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].
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 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.
On the north side camped the sons of Dan: whose prince was Ahiezar the son of Ammisaddai.
The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 Pagiel, the son of Ocran, will be the leader of the 41,500 men of the tribe of Asher.
Beside him they of the tribe of Aser pitched their tents: whose prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.
The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 Ahira, the son of Enan, will be the leader of the 53,400 men of the tribe of Naphtali.
Of the tribe of the sons of Nephtali the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.
The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 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.”
All that were numbered in the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred: and they shall march last.
32 So there were 603,550 Israeli men who were able to fight who were listed according to their families’ ancestors.
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 just as Yahweh had commanded, the names of the descendants of Levi were not included.
And the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel: for so the Lord had commanded Moses.
34 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.
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.
