< Numbers 2 >

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,
The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 'Each by his standard, with ensigns of the house of their fathers, do the sons of Israel encamp; over-against round about the tent of meeting they encamp.'
“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.
3 And those encamping eastward towards the sun-rising, [are of] the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah [is] Nahshon, son of Amminadab;
“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.
4 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] four and seventy thousand and six hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5 And those encamping by him [are of] the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar [is] Nethaneel son of Zuar;
“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.
6 and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] four and fifty thousand and four hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 The tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon;
“The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
8 and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] seven and fifty thousand and four hundred;
His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 all those numbered of the camp of Judah [are] a hundred thousand, and eighty thousand, and six thousand, and four hundred, by their hosts; they journey first.
“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.
10 The standard of the camp of Reuben [is] southward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben [is] Elizur son of Shedeur;
“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.
11 and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] six and forty thousand and five hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 And those encamping by him [are of] the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
“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.
13 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 And the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Reuel;
“The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
16 All those numbered of the camp of Reuben [are] a hundred thousand, and one and fifty thousand, and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts; and they journey second.
“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.
17 And the tent of meeting — the camp of the Levites — hath journeyed in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station by their standards.
“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.
18 The standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts, [is] westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim [is] Elishama son of Ammihud;
“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.
19 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] forty thousand and five hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
20 And by him [is] the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh [is] Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
“Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] two and thirty thousand, and two hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 And the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan son of Gideoni;
“The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] five and thirty thousand and four hundred.
His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim [are] a hundred thousand, and eight thousand, and a hundred, by their hosts; and they journey third.
“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.
25 The standard of the camp of Dan [is] northward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan [is] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
“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.
26 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] two and sixty thousand and seven hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 And those encamping by him [are of] the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran;
“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.
28 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] one and forty thousand and five hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 And the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali [is] Ahira son of Enan;
“The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
30 and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 All those numbered of the camp of Dan [are] a hundred thousand, and seven and fifty thousand, and six hundred; at the rear they journey, by their standards.
“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.”
32 These [are] those numbered of the sons of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those numbered of the camps by their hosts [are] six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty.
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.
33 And the Levites have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
But the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
34 And the sons of Israel do according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses; so they have encamped by their standards, and so they have journeyed; each by his families, by the house of his fathers.
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.

< Numbers 2 >