1 N ow the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

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

2 “ The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance.

Each 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.

3 N ow those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

¶ 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.

4 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 74, 600.

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

5 T hose who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar,

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

6 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 54, 400.

His host, with those that were numbered thereof, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

7 T hen comes the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,

And the tribe of Zebulun and the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon.

8 a nd his army, even his numbered men, 57, 400.

His host, with those that were numbered thereof, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

9 T he total of the numbered men of the camp of Judah: 186, 400, by their armies. They shall set out first.

All 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.

10 “ On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur,

The 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.

11 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 46, 500.

His host, with those that were numbered thereof, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

12 T hose who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

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

13 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 59, 300.

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

14 T hen comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,

And the tribe of Gad and the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.

15 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 45, 650.

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

16 T he total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151, 450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.

All 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.

17 “ Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their standards.

Then 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.

18 “ On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud,

The 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.

19 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 40, 500.

His host, with those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

20 N ext to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,

By him shall be the tribe of Manasseh and the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

21 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 32, 200.

His host, with those that were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

22 T hen comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,

And the tribe of Benjamin and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

23 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 35, 400.

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

24 T he total of the numbered men of the camp of Ephraim: 108, 100, by their armies. And they shall set out third.

All 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.

25 “ On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,

The 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.

26 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 62, 700.

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

27 T hose who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran,

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

28 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 41, 500.

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

29 T hen comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,

And the tribe of Naphtali and the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, the son of Enan.

30 a nd his army, even their numbered men, 53, 400.

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

31 T he total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157, 600. They shall set out last by their standards.”

All 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.

32 T hese are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603, 550.

These 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.

33 T he Levites, however, were not numbered among the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

34 T hus the sons of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, every one by his family according to his father’s household.

And 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.