Numbers 2

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

Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,

2 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.

“Each one of the Israelites must camp around his standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They will camp around the tent of meeting on every side.

3 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.

Those will be camping on the east of the tent of meeting, where the sun rises, they are the camp of Judah and they are camping under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab is the leader of the people of Judah.

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

The number of the people of Judah is 74,600.

5 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.

The tribe of Issachar must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar.

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

The number in his division is 54,400 men.

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

The tribe of Zebulun must camp next to Issachar. Eliab son of Helon must lead the army of Zebulun.

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

The number in his division is 57,400.

9 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.

All the number of the camp of Judah is 186,400. They will set out first.

10 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.

On the south side will be the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the camp of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

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

The number in his division is 46,500.

12 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.

Simeon is camping next to Reuben. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

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

The number in his division is 59,300.

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

The tribe of Gad is next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

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

The number in his division is 45,650.

16 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.

The number of all the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, is 151,450. They will set out second.

17 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.

Next, the tent of meeting must go out from the camp with the Levites in the middle of all the camps. They must go out from the camp in the same order as they come into the camp. Every man must be in his place, by his banner.

18 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.

The divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.

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

The number in his division is 40,500.

20 And by him [shall be] the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh [shall be] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

Next to them is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

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

The number in his division is 32,200.

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

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

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

The number in his division is 35,400.

24 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.

All those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will set out third.

25 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.

On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

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

The number in his division is 62,700.

27 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.

The people of the tribe of Asher camp next to Dan. The leader of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.

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

The number in his division is 41,500.

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

The tribe of Naphtali is next. The leader of Naphthali is Ahira son of Enan.

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

The mnumber in his division is 53,400.

31 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.

All those numbered in the camp with Dan is 157,600. They will go out from the camp last, under their banner.”

32 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.

These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.

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

But Moses and Aaron did not count the Levites among the people of Israel. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

34 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.

The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They camped by their banners. They went out from the camp by their clans, in the order of their ancestor's families.