Numbers 2

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses and 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.

“Each one shall make camp, by their troops, as well as by their insignia and standards, and by the houses of their kinships, all around the tabernacle of the covenant.”

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.

To the east, Judah shall fix his tents, by the companies of his army. And the leader of his sons shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

And the entire total of the fighting men from his stock was seventy-four thousand 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.

Beside him, those of the tribe of Issachar were encamped, whose leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar.

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

And the entire number of his fighting men was fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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

In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon.

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

All the army of fighting men from his stock were fifty-seven thousand 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 who were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. And these, by their companies, shall go forth 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.

In the camp of the sons of Ruben, toward the south side, the leader shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-six thousand 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.

Beside him, those of the tribe of Simeon were encamped, whose leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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

In the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred 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 who were counted in the camp of Ruben were one hundred fifty thousand and one thousand four hundred fifty, by their companies. These shall advance in the second place.

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.

But the tabernacle of the testimony shall be lifted up by the officers of the Levites and their companies. In the manner in which it is set up, so also shall it be taken down. Each one shall advance according to their places and ranks.

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, there shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose leader was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand 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 with them was the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, whose leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

And the entire army of his fighting men, who were counted, were thirty-five thousand 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 who were numbered in the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, by their companies. These shall advance 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.

Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were sixty-two thousand 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.

Beside him, those of the tribe of Asher fixed their tents, whose leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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

The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

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

From the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan.

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

The entire army of his fighting men were fifty-three thousand 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 who were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred; and these shall advance at the very end.

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.

This is the number of the sons of Israel, of their army divided by the houses of their kinships and their companies: six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

33 But the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel. For so the Lord had instructed Moses.

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

And the sons of Israel acted according to all the things that the Lord had commanded. They were encamped by their companies, and they advanced by the families and houses of their fathers.