Numbers 2

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

2 The children of Israel shall encamp every one by his standard, with the ensign of their father's house; round about the tent of meeting, afar off, opposite to it shall they encamp.

“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 And [for] those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising [there shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons 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 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

and he has 74,600 men.

5 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar;

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

6 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-four thousand four hundred.

and he has 54,400 men.

7 [With them shall be] the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon;

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

8 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

and he has 57,400 men.

9 All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth 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 The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be southward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons 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 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, forty-six thousand five hundred.

and he has 46,500 men.

12 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons 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 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

and he has 59,300 men.

14 And [with them shall be] the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

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

15 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

and he has 45,650 men.

16 All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth 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 And the tent of meeting shall set forth, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forth, every man in his place, according to 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 The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons 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 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty thousand five hundred.

and he has 40,500 men.

20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons 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 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand two hundred.

and he has 32,200 men.

22 And [with them shall be] the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;

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

23 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-five thousand four hundred.

and he has 35,400 men.

24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth 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 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be northward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons 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 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

and he has 62,700 men.

27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran;

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

28 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-one thousand five hundred.

and he has 41,500 men.

29 And [with them shall be] the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan;

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

30 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.

and he has 53,400 men.

31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth last according to 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 that were numbered of the children of Israel, according to their fathers' houses: all those that were numbered of the camps, according to their hosts, were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and 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 numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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

34 And the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses: so they encamped according to their standards, and so they journeyed, every one according to 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.