Numbers 2

1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:

Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,

2 'The children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting.

“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 Now those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

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, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred;

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

5 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,

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

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

The number in his division is 54,400 men.

7 and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,

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, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred;

The number in his division is 57,400.

9 all that were numbered of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts; they shall set forth first.

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 hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being 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, forty and six thousand and five hundred;

The number in his division is 46,500.

12 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being 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, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred;

The number in his division is 59,300.

14 and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being 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, even those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty;

The number in his division is 45,650.

16 all that were numbered of the camp of Reuben being a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth second.

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 tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; 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 hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being 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, forty thousand and five hundred;

The number in his division is 40,500.

20 and next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the children of Manasseh being 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, thirty and two thousand and two hundred;

The number in his division is 32,200.

22 and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being 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, 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 being a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth third.

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

25 On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Dan being 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, threescore and two thousand and seven hundred;

The number in his division is 62,700.

27 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,

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, forty and one thousand and five hundred;

The number in his division is 41,500.

29 and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being 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, fifty and three thousand and four hundred;

The mnumber in his division is 53,400.

31 all that were numbered of the camp of Dan being a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by 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 they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses; all that were numbered of the camps according to 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 Thus did the children of Israel: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, each one according to its families, and according to its fathers' houses.

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.