Numbers 2

1 The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

2 “The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it.

“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.

3 “Those who encamp on the east side towards the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

4 His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

and his division numbers 74,600.

5 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,

6 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

and his division numbers 54,400.

7 “The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

8 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

and his division numbers 57,400.

9 “All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

11 His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

and his division numbers 46,500.

12 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

13 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

and his division numbers 59,300.

14 “The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

15 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

and his division numbers 45,650.

16 “All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

17 “Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,

19 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

and his division numbers 40,500.

20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

21 His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

and his division numbers 32,200.

22 “The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

23 His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

and his division numbers 35,400.

24 “All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

26 His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

and his division numbers 62,700.

27 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

28 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

and his division numbers 41,500.

29 “The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

30 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

and his division numbers 53,400.

31 “All who were counted of the camp of Dan were one hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”

The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

32 These are those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

33 But the Levites were not counted amongst the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

34 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.

So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.