Numbers 2

1 Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,

AND the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

2 “Each one of the Israelites must camp around his standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They will camp around the tent of meeting on every side.

Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

3 Those will be camping on the east of the tent of meeting, where the sun rises, they are the camp of Judah and they are camping under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab is the leader of the people of Judah.

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

4 The number of the people of Judah is 74,600.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

5 The tribe of Issachar must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar.

And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

6 The number in his division is 54,400 men.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

7 The tribe of Zebulun must camp next to Issachar. Eliab son of Helon must lead the army of Zebulun.

Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

8 The number in his division is 57,400.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

9 All the number of the camp of Judah is 186,400. They will set out first.

All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

10 On the south side will be the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the camp of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

11 The number in his division is 46,500.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

12 Simeon is camping next to Reuben. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

13 The number in his division is 59,300.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

14 The tribe of Gad is next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

15 The number in his division is 45,650.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

16 The number of all the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, is 151,450. They will set out second.

All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

17 Next, the tent of meeting must go out from the camp with the Levites in the middle of all the camps. They must go out from the camp in the same order as they come into the camp. Every man must be in his place, by his banner.

Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

18 The divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

19 The number in his division is 40,500.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

20 Next to them is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

21 The number in his division is 32,200.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23 The number in his division is 35,400.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

24 All those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will set out third.

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

25 On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26 The number in his division is 62,700.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

27 The people of the tribe of Asher camp next to Dan. The leader of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

28 The number in his division is 41,500.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

29 The tribe of Naphtali is next. The leader of Naphthali is Ahira son of Enan.

Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

30 The mnumber in his division is 53,400.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

31 All those numbered in the camp with Dan is 157,600. They will go out from the camp last, under their banner.”

All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

32 These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.

These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

33 But Moses and Aaron did not count the Levites among the people of Israel. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses.

34 The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They camped by their banners. They went out from the camp by their clans, in the order of their ancestor's families.

And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.