2:1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
2:2 “The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting some distance from it, each man under his standard with the banners of his family.”
2:3 On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
2:4 His division numbers 74,600
2:5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
2:6 His division numbers 54,400
2:7 The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
2:8 His division numbers 57,400
2:9 All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400 They will set out first.
2:10 On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
2:11 His division numbers 46,500
2:12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
2:13 His division numbers 59,300
2:14 The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
2:15 His division numbers 45,650
2:16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450 They will set out second.
2:17 Then the Tent of Meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in his own place under his standard.
2:18 On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
2:19 His division numbers 40,500
2:20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
2:21 His division numbers 32,200
2:22 The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
2:23 His division numbers 35,400
2:24 All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100 They will set out third.
2:25 On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
2:26 His division numbers 62,700
2:27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.
2:28 His division numbers 41,500
2:29 The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.
2:30 His division numbers 53,400
2:31 All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600 They will set out last, under their standards.
2:32 These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All those in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550
2:33 The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.
2:34 So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each with his clan and family.
2:1 Then Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2:2 The children of Israel shall encamp each by his own standard with the ensigns of their fathers’ households; they shall encamp facing the Tent of Meeting on every side.
2:3 And those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their companies; and the leader of the children of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
2:4 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: seventy-four thousand six hundred.
2:5 And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the leader of the children of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar;
2:6 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: fifty-four thousand four hundred.
2:7 Then the tribe of Zebulun; and the leader of the children of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon;
2:8 And his company, that is, his numbered men: fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
2:9 All who were numbered of the camp of Judah: one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their companies. They shall set out first.
2:10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their companies; and the leader of the children of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur;
2:11 And his company, that is, his numbered men: forty-six thousand five hundred.
2:12 And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the leader of the children of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
2:13 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
2:14 Then the tribe of Gad; and the leader of the children of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Reuel;
2:15 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
2:16 All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben: one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their companies. And they shall set out second.
2:17 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.
2:18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their companies; and the leader of the children of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud;
2:19 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred.
2:20 And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the leader of the children of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
2:21 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand two hundred.
2:22 Then the tribe of Benjamin; and the leader of the children of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni;
2:23 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: thirty-five thousand four hundred.
2:24 All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim: one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their companies. And they shall set out third.
2:25 On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their companies; and the leader of the children of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
2:26 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
2:27 And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the leader of the children of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran;
2:28 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: forty-one thousand five hundred.
2:29 Then the tribe of Naphtali; and the leader of the children of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan;
2:30 And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four hundred.
2:31 All who were numbered of the camp of Dan: one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.
2:32 These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ households. All who were numbered in the camps according to their companies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
2:33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
2:34 Thus did the children of Israel do. According to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards and so they set out, every one by their families, according to their fathers’ households.