Numbers 2
1 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:
2 “The Israelites shall camp, each by his own banner, with the insignia of their ancestral families. They shall camp at a distance around the tent of meeting.
3 Those camping on the east, toward the sunrise, shall be under the banner of the camp of Judah, by their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Judah shall be Nahshon son of Amminadab.
4 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 74,600.
5 The tribe of Issachar shall camp next to him. The leader of the descendants of Issachar shall be Nethanel son of Zuar.
6 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 54,400.
7 Then the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the descendants of Zebulun shall be Eliab son of Helon.
8 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 57,400.
9 All those registered in the camp of Judah, by their divisions, number 186,400. They shall set out first.
10 The banner of the camp of Reuben shall be on the south, by their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Reuben shall be Elizur son of Shedeur.
11 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 46,500.”
12 “The tribe of Simeon shall camp next to him. The leader of the descendants of Simeon shall be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
13 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 59,300.
14 Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the descendants of Gad shall be Eliasaph son of Reuel.
15 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 45,650.
16 All those registered in the camp of Reuben, by their divisions, number 151,450. They shall set out second.
17 Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites, in the middle of the camps. They shall set out in the same order in which they camp, each in his place beside his banner.
18 The banner of the camp of Ephraim shall be on the west, by their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim shall be Elishama son of Ammihud.
19 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 40,500.
20 Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the descendants of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
21 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 32,200.
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the descendants of Benjamin shall be Abidan son of Gideoni.
23 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 35,400.”
24 “All those registered in the camp of Ephraim, by their divisions, number 108,100. They shall set out third.
25 The banner of the camp of Dan shall be on the north, by their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Dan shall be Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
26 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 62,700.
27 The tribe of Asher shall camp next to him. The leader of the descendants of Asher shall be Pagiel son of Ocran.
28 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 41,500.
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the descendants of Naphtali shall be Ahira son of Enan.
30 His division, with those registered in it, numbers 53,400.
31 All those registered in the camp of Dan number 157,600. They shall set out last, beside their banners.”
32 These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral families. All those registered in the camps, by their divisions, numbered 603,550.
33 But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
34 The Israelites did everything as the LORD had commanded Moses. They camped by their banners, and they set out in the same way, each with his clan and ancestral family.
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