Numbers 2
1 The Lord told Moses and Aaron,
Then spake Yahweh onto Moses and onto Aaron saying:
2 “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.
Every man—near his standard with the ensigns belonging to their ancestral houses, shall the sons of Israel encamp, —at a distance round about the tent of meeting, shall they encamp.
3 The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,
And they who encamp eastwards towards sunrise, shall be the standard of the camp of Judah by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Judah, Nashon, son of Amminadab;
4 and he has 74,600 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —seventy-four thousand and six hundred,
5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. Their leader is Nethanel, son of Zuar,
Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Issachar, —even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;
6 and he has 54,400 men.
and his host even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
7 Next is the tribe of Zebulun. Their leader is Eliab, son of Helon,
The tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;
8 and he has 57,400 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
9 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.
All they who are num-bered to the camp of Judah. a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, by their hosts, shall first set forward.
10 The tribal division of Reuben is to camp under their flag on the south side. Their leader is Elizur, son of Shedeur,
The standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
11 and he has 46,500 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, —forty-six thousand, and five hundred.
12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. Their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,
Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon, —even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
13 and he has 59,300 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
14 Next is the tribe of Gad. Their leader is Eliasaph, son of Deuel,
Then the tribe of Gad, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Reuel;
15 and he has 45,650 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-five thousand, and six hundred and fifty.
16 So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Reuben is 151,450. They shall march out in second place.
All they who are num-bered to the camp of Reuben, —a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts, and they in the second rank, shall set forward.
17 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.
Then shall set forward the tent of meeting—the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps, —as they encamp, so, shall they set forward, every man at the side thereof by their standards.
18 The tribal division of Ephraim is to camp under their flag on the west side. Their leader is Elishama, son of Ammihud,
the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards, —even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
19 and he has 40,500 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty thousand, and five hundred.
20 The tribe of Manasseh will camp next to them. Their leader is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,
Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;
21 and he has 32,200 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
22 Next is the tribe of Benjamin. Their leader is Abidan, son of Gideoni,
Then the tribe of Benjamin, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;
23 and he has 35,400 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
24 So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They shall march out in third place
All they who are numbered to the camp of Ephraim a hundred and eight thousand and one hundred by their hosts, and they in the third rank, shall set forward.
25 The tribal division of Dan is to camp under their flag on the north side. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,
the standard of the camp of Dan, north-wards by their hosts, even the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai:
26 and he has 62,700 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.
27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. Their leader is Pagiel, son of Ocran,
Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Asher, —even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;
28 and he has 41,500 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-one thousand and five hundred.
29 Next is the tribe of Naphtali. Their leader is Ahira son of Enan,
Then the tribe of Naphtali, —even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan;
30 and he has 53,400 men.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-three thousand and four hundred,
31 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.”
All they who are numbered to the camp of Dan, a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred, in the hindmost rank, shall they set forward, by their standards.
32 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.
These, are they who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their ancestral houses, —all they who were numbered of the camps by their hosts were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
33 However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to Moses.
But the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel, —As Yahweh commanded Moses.
34 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.
Thus did the sons of Israel, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they encamp by their standards, and so, did they set forward, every one by his families near his ancestral house.
