Numbers 2

1 The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto 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 by his own standard, by the ensign of their family division, shall the children of Israel pitch their tent; at some distance round about the tabernacle of the congregation 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 on the east, toward the rising of the sun, shall be [those who belong to] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their armies: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nachshon the son of 'Amminadab.

4 His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy and 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.

And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

6 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

7 “The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

[Then] the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Chelon.

8 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and 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 that were numbered of the camp of Judah were one hundred thousand and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their armies: they 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 shall be on the south side, according to their armies: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

11 His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and 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.

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of 'Zurishaddai.

13 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and 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: and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Elyassaph the 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, and those who were numbered of them, were forty and 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 that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies; and as the second shall they 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 the tabernacle of the congregation, the camp of the Levites, set forward in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place after 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 shall be on the west side, according to their armies: and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of 'Ammihud.

19 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were 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.

And by him shall be the tribe of Menasseh; and the prince of the children of Menasseh shall be Gamliel the son of Pedahzur.

21 His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and 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: and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gidoni.

23 His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and 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 that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred thousand and eight thousand and one hundred, according to their armies; and as the third shall they 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 shall be on the north side, according to their armies: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Achiezer the son of 'Ammishaddai.

26 His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were sixty and 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.

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of 'Ochran.

28 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and 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: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Achira the son of 'Enan.

30 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and 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 those that were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; the hindmost shall they set forward according to 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 those that were numbered of the children of Israel according to their family divisions: and all those that were numbered of the camps, according to their armies, were six hundred thousand 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 among the children of Israel; as the Lord had 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.

And the children of Israel did all just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so did they encamp by their standards, and so did they set forward every one after his family, by his division.