Numbers 2

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,

2 Let the children of Israel encamp fronting [each other], every man keeping his own rank, according to [their] standards, according to the houses of their families; the children of Israel shall encamp round about the tabernacle of witness.

“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 And they that encamp first toward the east [shall be] the order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince of the sons of Juda, Naasson the son of Aminadab.

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 His forces that were numbered, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

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

5 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Issachar, and the prince of the sons of Issachar [shall be] Nathanael the son of Sogar.

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

6 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

The number in his division is 54,400 men.

7 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Zabulon, and the prince of the sons of Zabulon [shall be] Eliab the son of Chaelon.

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

8 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

The number in his division is 57,400.

9 All that were numbered of the camp of Juda were a hundred and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred: they shall move first with their forces.

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

10 [This is] the order of the camp of Ruben; their forces [shall be] toward the south, and the prince of the children of Ruben [shall be] Elisur the son of Sediur.

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 His forces that were numbered, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

The number in his division is 46,500.

12 And they that encamp next to him [shall be] of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon [shall be] Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

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

13 His forces that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

The number in his division is 59,300.

14 And they that encamp next to them [shall be] the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.

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

15 His forces that were numbered, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

The number in his division is 45,650.

16 All who were numbered of the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty: they with their forces shall proceed in the second place.

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 And [then] the tabernacle of witness shall be set forward, and the camp of the Levites [shall be] between the camps; as they shall encamp, so also shall they commence their march, each one next in order to his fellow according to their companies.

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 The station of the camp of Ephraim [shall be] westward with their forces, and the head of the children of Ephraim [shall be] Elisama the son of Emiud.

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

19 His forces that were numbered, are forty thousand and five hundred.

The number in his division is 40,500.

20 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Manasse, and the prince of the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

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

21 His forces that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

The number in his division is 32,200.

22 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

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

23 His forces that were numbered, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

The number in his division is 35,400.

24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim, were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred: they with their forces shall set out third.

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

25 The order of the camp of Dan [shall be] northward with their forces; and the prince of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.

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 His forces that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

The number in his division is 62,700.

27 And they that encamp next to him [shall be] the tribe of Aser; and the prince of the sons of Aser, Phagiel the son of Echran.

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

28 His forces that were numbered, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

The number in his division is 41,500.

29 And they that encamp next [shall be] of the tribe of Nephthali; and the prince of the children of Nephthali, Achire son Aenan.

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

30 His forces that were numbered were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

The mnumber in his division is 53,400.

31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan, [were] a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred: they shall set out last according to their order.

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

32 This [is] the numbering of the children of Israel according to the houses of their families: all the numbering of the camps with their forces, [was] six hundred and three thousand, 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 with them, 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 And the children of Israel did all things that the Lord commanded Moses; thus they encamped in their order, and thus they began their march in succession each according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families.

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.