1 T he Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 T he Israelites shall encamp, each by his own standard or banner with the ensign of his father’s house, opposite the Tent of Meeting and facing it on every side.

3 O n the east side toward the sunrise shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah encamp by their companies; Nahshon son of Amminadab being the leader of the sons of Judah.

4 J udah’s host as numbered totaled 74, 600.

5 N ext to Judah the tribe of Issachar shall encamp, Nethanel son of Zuar being the leader of the sons of Issachar.

6 I ssachar’s host as numbered totaled 54, 400.

7 T hen the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon being the leader of the sons of Zebulun.

8 Z ebulun’s host as numbered totaled 57, 400.

9 A ll these numbered in the camp of Judah totaled 186, 400. They shall set forth first.

10 O n the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the leader of the sons of Reuben being Elizur son of Shedeur.

11 R euben’s host as numbered totaled 46, 500.

12 T hose who encamp next to Reuben shall be the tribe of Simeon, the leader of the sons of Simeon being Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

13 S imeon’s host as numbered totaled 59, 300.

14 T hen the tribe of Gad, the leader of the sons of Gad being Eliasaph son of Reuel (Deuel).

15 G ad’s host as numbered totaled 45, 650.

16 T he whole number in the camp of Reuben was 151, 450. They shall take second place.

17 T hen 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 forward, every man in his place, standard after standard.

18 O n the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the leader of the sons of Ephraim being Elishama son of Ammihud.

19 E phraim’s host as numbered totaled 40, 500.

20 B eside Ephraim shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the leader of the sons of Manasseh being Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

21 M anasseh’s host as numbered totaled 32, 200.

22 T hen the tribe of Benjamin, the leader of the sons of Benjamin being Abidan son of Gideoni.

23 B enjamin’s host as numbered totaled 35, 400.

24 T he whole number in the camp of Ephraim totaled 108, 100. They shall go forward in third place.

25 T he standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their companies, the leader of the sons of Dan being Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

26 D an’s host as numbered totaled 62, 700.

27 E ncamped next to Dan shall be the tribe of Asher, the leader of the sons of Asher being Pagiel son of Ochran.

28 A sher’s host as numbered totaled 41, 500.

29 T hen the tribe of Naphtali, the leader of the sons of Naphtali being Ahira son of Enan.

30 N aphtali’s host as numbered totaled 53, 400.

31 T he whole number in the camp of Dan totaled 157, 600. They shall set out last, standard after standard.

32 T hese are the Israelites as numbered by their fathers’ houses. All in the camps who were numbered by their companies were 603, 550.

33 B ut the Levites were not numbered with the Israelites, for so the Lord commanded Moses.

34 T hus the Israelites did according to all the Lord commanded Moses; so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone with his families, according to his father’s house.