Numbers 2

1 The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

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 Israelites are to set up their camp around the Tent of Meeting but some distance from it. Every member of each tribe will camp under their own flag and family banner.

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.

The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,

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

and he has 74,600 men.

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.

The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. Their leader is Nethanel, son of Zuar,

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

and he has 54,400 men.

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

Next is the tribe of Zebulun. Their leader is Eliab, son of Helon,

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

and he has 57,400 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Judah is 186,400. When it's time to march out, they are the ones who will lead.

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.

The tribal division of Reuben is to camp under their flag on the south side. Their leader is Elizur, son of Shedeur,

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

and he has 46,500 men.

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.

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. Their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,

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

and he has 59,300 men.

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

Next is the tribe of Gad. Their leader is Eliasaph, son of Deuel,

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

and he has 45,650 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Reuben is 151,450. They shall march out in 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.

The Tent of Meeting which is stands at the center of the camp is to accompany the Levites. They are to march out in the same order as they set up camp, each in their rightful place under their flag.

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.

The tribal division of Ephraim is to camp under their flag on the west side. Their leader is Elishama, son of Ammihud,

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

and he has 40,500 men.

20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

The tribe of Manasseh will camp next to them. Their leader is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,

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

and he has 32,200 men.

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

Next is the tribe of Benjamin. Their leader is Abidan, son of Gideoni,

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

and he has 35,400 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They shall march out in third place

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.

The tribal division of Dan is to camp under their flag on the north side. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,

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

and he has 62,700 men.

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.

The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. Their leader is Pagiel, son of Ocran,

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

and he has 41,500 men.

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

Next is the tribe of Naphtali. Their leader is Ahira son of Enan,

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

and he has 53,400 men.

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.”

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Dan is 157,600; They shall march out in last, with their flags.”

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 sums up the registration of the Israelites, carried out by family. The final total of those counted in the camps by their tribal division was 603,550.

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

However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to Moses.

34 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.

The Israelites did everything the Lord had ordered Moses. They set up their camps under their flags in their assigned positions, and marched out in the same order, each with their own tribe and family.