1 T he Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

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.

The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.

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.

And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

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

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

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

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

And the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

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

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

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

All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts. 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.

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

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.

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

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

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

And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

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

All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.

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.

Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, 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, by their standards.

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.

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

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

And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

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

And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

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

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.

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.

On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

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

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

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

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

And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

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

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

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

All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.

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.

These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah 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.

Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers' houses.