Numbers 2
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
And the LORD spoke 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.
'The children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting.
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.
Now those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
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, 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 pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,
6 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, 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.
and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,
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, 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 of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts; they shall set 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.
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being 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, 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 that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being 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, 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.
and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being 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, even those that were numbered of them, 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 of the camp of Reuben being a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth 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.
Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; 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 hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being 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, 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 next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the children of Manasseh being 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, 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.
and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being 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, 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 being a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth 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 shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Dan being 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, 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 pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,
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, 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.
and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being 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, 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 that were numbered of the camp of Dan being a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by 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 they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses; all that were numbered of the camps according to 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.
Thus did the children of Israel: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, each one according to its families, and according to its fathers' houses.
