Numbers 2

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

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

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.

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 who encamp on the east side toward 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 “All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall 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 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 [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 His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the 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 His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 three thousand five hundred fifty.

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 the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD 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.

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.