1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “The children of
Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their
fathers’ houses: at a distance from the tent of meeting shall they encamp
around it.”
3 Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the
standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince
of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 4 His
division, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six
hundred.
5 Those who encamp next to 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 numbered of it, were fifty-four
thousand four hundred.
7 The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be
Eliab the son of Helon. 8 His division, and those who were numbered of it,
were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 All who were numbered of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six
thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out
first.
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. 11 His division, and those who were numbered of
it, were forty-six thousand 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.
13 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine
thousand three hundred.
14 “The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be
Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15 His division, and those who were numbered of
them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
16 “All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one
thousand four hundred fifty, according to their hosts. They shall set out
second.
17 “Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites
in the midst of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man
in his place, by their standards.
18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim
according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall
be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 His division, and those who were
numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the
children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21 His
division, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two
hundred.
22 “The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin
shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 His host, and those who were
numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 “All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight
thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out
third.
25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according
to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai. 26 His division, and those who were numbered of
them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 “Those who encamp next to 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 numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and
five hundred.
29 “The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali
shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30 His division, and those who were
numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 “All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven
thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”
32 These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their
fathers’ houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their hosts
were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty. 33 But the Levites
were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
34 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded
Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by
their families, according to their fathers’ houses.
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