1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 E ach man of the sons of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, according to the ensigns of the houses of their fathers; round about the tabernacle of the testimony shall they pitch.

The 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 ¶ These shall pitch toward the sunrise, on the east: the standard of the camp of Judah throughout their hosts and the prince of the sons of Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

On 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 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

Judah’s host as numbered totaled 74, 600.

5 N ext to him shall pitch those of the tribe of Issachar and the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethaneel, the son of Zuar.

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

6 H is host, with those that were numbered thereof, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

Issachar’s host as numbered totaled 54, 400.

7 A nd the tribe of Zebulun and the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon.

Then the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon being the leader of the sons of Zebulun.

8 H is host, with those that were numbered thereof, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

Zebulun’s host as numbered totaled 57, 400.

9 A ll that were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, by their hosts. These shall set forth first.

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

10 T he standard of the camp of Reuben shall be towards the Negev, by their hosts and the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

On 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 H is host, with those that were numbered thereof, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

Reuben’s host as numbered totaled 46, 500.

12 A nd those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon and the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

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

13 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

Simeon’s host as numbered totaled 59, 300.

14 A nd the tribe of Gad and the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.

Then the tribe of Gad, the leader of the sons of Gad being Eliasaph son of Reuel (Deuel).

15 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

Gad’s host as numbered totaled 45, 650.

16 A ll that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, by their hosts. And they shall set forth second.

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

17 T hen shall set forward the tabernacle of the testimony, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps, in the manner that they encamp, so shall they set forward, each one in his place by their standards.

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 forward, every man in his place, standard after standard.

18 T he standard of the camp of Ephraim by his hosts, on the west and the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

On 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 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

Ephraim’s host as numbered totaled 40, 500.

20 B y him shall be the tribe of Manasseh and the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

Beside Ephraim shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the leader of the sons of Manasseh being Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

21 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

Manasseh’s host as numbered totaled 32, 200.

22 A nd the tribe of Benjamin and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

Then the tribe of Benjamin, the leader of the sons of Benjamin being Abidan son of Gideoni.

23 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

Benjamin’s host as numbered totaled 35, 400.

24 A ll that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred and eight thousand one hundred, by their hosts. And they shall go forward third.

The 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 Aquilon by their hosts and the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

The 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 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

Dan’s host as numbered totaled 62, 700.

27 N ext to him shall camp those of the tribe of Asher and the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ocran.

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

28 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

Asher’s host as numbered totaled 41, 500.

29 A nd the tribe of Naphtali and the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, the son of Enan.

Then the tribe of Naphtali, the leader of the sons of Naphtali being Ahira son of Enan.

30 H is host, with those that were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Naphtali’s host as numbered totaled 53, 400.

31 A ll those that were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall go last behind their standards.

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

32 T hese are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel by the houses of their fathers; all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

These 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 among the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered with the Israelites, for so the Lord commanded Moses.

34 A nd the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; so they pitched by their standards, and so they marched, each one after their families, according to the houses of their fathers.

Thus 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.