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

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

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.

“The people of Israel will set up their tents, each by his own flag and beside that of their fathers’. They will set up their tents to face the meeting tent on every side.

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,

Those who stay in their tents on the east side toward the sunrise will have the flag of Judah by their armies. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

The number of all his army is 74, 600.

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,

The family of Issachar will set up their tents next to Judah. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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

The number of his army is 54, 400.

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

The family of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab the son of Helon.

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

The number of his army is 57, 400.

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

The whole number among the tents of Judah is 186, 400, by their armies. They will be first to move on.

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,

“On the south side will be the tents of Reuben by their armies with their flags. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

The number of his army is 46, 500.

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,

The family of Simeon will set up their tents next to him. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

The number of his army is 59, 300.

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

The family of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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

The number of his army is 45, 650.

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

The whole number among the tents of Reuben is 151, 450 by their armies. They will be second to move on.

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 the meeting tent will go out with the Levites among the people. In the same way that they set up their tents, so they will leave to move on, every man in his place, by his flags.

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,

“On the west side will be the flag of the tents of Ephraim by their armies. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

The number of his army is 40, 500.

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

The family of Manasseh will be next to him. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

The number of his army is 32, 200.

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

The family of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

The number of his army is 35, 400.

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

The whole number among the tents of Ephraim is 108, 100, by their armies. They will be third to move on.

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,

“On the north side will be the flag of the tents of Dan by their armies. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

The number of his army is 62, 700.

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,

The family of Asher will set up their tents next to him. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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

The number of his army is 41, 500.

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

The family of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira the son of Enan.

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

The number of his army is 53, 400.

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

The whole number among the tents of Dan is 157, 600. They will be last to move on with their flags.”

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 the numbers of the men of Israel by their fathers’ houses. The whole number among all the tents, by their armies, was 603, 550.

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 with the people of Israel, just as the Lord had told 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.

So the people of Israel did all that the Lord had told Moses. They set up their tents by their flags. And they left to move on in the same way, every one by his family and by his father’s house.