Numbers 2

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

And the Lord spoke 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 by his own standard, by the ensign of their family division, shall the children of Israel pitch their tent; at some distance round about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they encamp.

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 they, who encamp on the east, toward the rising of the sun, shall be [those who belong to] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their armies: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nachshon the son of 'Amminadab.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy and four 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 encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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 the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Chelon.

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 of the camp of Judah were one hundred thousand and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their armies: they shall first set forward.

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.

The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be on the south side, according to their armies: and the prince 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 that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince 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 prince of the sons of Gad shall be Elyassaph the son of Reuel.

15 The number in his division is 45,650.

And his host, and those who 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 of the camp of Reuben were one hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies; and as the second shall they set forward.

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 shall the tabernacle of the congregation, the camp of the Levites, set forward in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place after 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.

The standard of the camp of Ephraim shall be on the west side, according to their armies: and the prince 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 Menasseh; and the prince of the children of Menasseh shall be Gamliel 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 prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gidoni.

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 one hundred thousand and eight thousand and one hundred, according to their armies; and as the third shall they set forward.

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, according to their armies: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Achiezer the son of 'Ammishaddai.

26 The number in his division is 62,700.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were sixty 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 prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of 'Ochran.

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 prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Achira 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 those that were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; the hindmost shall they set forward according to 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 that were numbered of the children of Israel according to their family divisions: and all those that were numbered of the camps, according to their armies, 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 had 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 all just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so did they encamp by their standards, and so did they set forward every one after his family, by his division.