Numbers 2

1 Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “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.

The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.

3 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.

Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.

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

The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.

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

And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.

6 The number in his division is 54,400 men.

The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.

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

After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.

8 The number in his division is 57,400.

The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.

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

The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.

10 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.

On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.

11 The number in his division is 46,500.

The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.

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

And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

13 The number in his division is 59,300.

The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

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

Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.

15 The number in his division is 45,650.

The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

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

The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.

17 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.

Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.

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

On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.

19 The number in his division is 40,500.

The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.

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

And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.

21 The number in his division is 32,200.

The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.

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

Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.

23 The number in his division is 35,400.

The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.

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

The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.

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

On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.

26 The number in his division is 62,700.

The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.

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

Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.

28 The number in his division is 41,500.

The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;

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

Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.

30 The mnumber in his division is 53,400.

The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.

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

The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.

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

These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

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

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.

34 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.

So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.