Numbers 2
1 Then Yahweh said this to Aaron and Moses/me:
And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto 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.
'The children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting.
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.
Now those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred;
5 Nethanel, the son of Zuar, will be the leader of the 54,500 men of the tribe of Issachar.
and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,
and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and four hundred;
7 Eliab, the son of Helon, will be the leader of the 57,400 men of the tribe of Zebulun.
and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,
and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, fifty and seven thousand and 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 of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts; they shall set forth 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.
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur,
and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, forty and six thousand and five hundred;
12 Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, will be the leader of the 59,300 men of the tribe of Simeon.
and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred;
14 Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, will be the leader of the 45,650 men of the tribe of Gad.
and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand and 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 numbered of the camp of Reuben being a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth second.
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.
Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.
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 standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred;
20 Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, will be the leader of the 32,200 men of the tribe of Manasseh.
and next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the children of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and two hundred;
22 Abidan, the son of Gideoni, will be the leader of the 35,400 men of the tribe of Benjamin.
and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and five thousand and 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 of the camp of Ephraim being a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth third.
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 shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and two thousand and seven hundred;
27 Pagiel, the son of Ocran, will be the leader of the 41,500 men of the tribe of Asher.
and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty and one thousand and five hundred;
29 Ahira, the son of Enan, will be the leader of the 53,400 men of the tribe of Naphtali.
and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and 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 of the camp of Dan being a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by their standards.'
32 So there were 603,550 Israeli men who were able to fight who were listed according to their families’ ancestors.
These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses; all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
33 But just as Yahweh had commanded, the names of the descendants of Levi were not included.
But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD 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.
Thus did the children of Israel: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, each one according to its families, and according to its fathers' houses.
