Numbers 2
1 The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Then spake Yahweh onto Moses and onto Aaron saying:
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.
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 “Those who encamp on the east side towards 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.
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 His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —seventy-four thousand and six hundred,
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.
Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Issachar, —even the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;
6 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
and his host even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
7 “The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
The tribe of Zebulun, even the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;
8 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
9 “All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.
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 “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 standard of the camp of Reuben southwards, by their hosts, —even the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
11 His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, —forty-six thousand, and five hundred.
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.
Then they who encamp by him, the tribe of Simeon, —even the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
13 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
14 “The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Then the tribe of Gad, even the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Reuel;
15 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-five thousand, and six hundred and fifty.
16 “All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.
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 “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.
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 “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 standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards, —even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
19 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty thousand, and five hundred.
20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Then by him, the tribe of Manasseh, even the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;
21 His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
22 “The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Then the tribe of Benjamin, even the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;
23 His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
24 “All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.
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 “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 standard of the camp of Dan, north-wards by their hosts, even the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai:
26 His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.
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.
Then they who encamp by him the tribe of Asher, —even the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;
28 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —forty-one thousand and five hundred.
29 “The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
Then the tribe of Naphtali, —even the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan;
30 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, —fifty-three thousand and four hundred,
31 “All who were counted of the camp of Dan were one hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”
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 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 and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
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 But the Levites were not counted amongst the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
But the Levites, were not numbered in the midst of the sons of Israel, —As Yahweh commanded 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.
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.
