1 A nd the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “ Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting.

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 O n the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah.”

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 A nd his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred.

Judah’s host as numbered totaled 74, 600.

5 “ Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader of the children of Issachar.”

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

6 A nd his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred.

Issachar’s host as numbered totaled 54, 400.

7 “ Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun.”

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

8 A nd his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

Zebulun’s host as numbered totaled 57, 400.

9 “ All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—these shall break camp first.

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

10 “ On the south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be 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 A nd his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.

Reuben’s host as numbered totaled 46, 500.

12 “ Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be 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 A nd his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

Simeon’s host as numbered totaled 59, 300.

14 “ Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.”

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

15 A nd his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

Gad’s host as numbered totaled 45, 650.

16 “ All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty—they shall be the second to break camp.

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

17 “ And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone 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 “ On the west side shall be the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be 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 A nd his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.

Ephraim’s host as numbered totaled 40, 500.

20 “ Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the children of Manasseh shall be 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 A nd his army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred.

Manasseh’s host as numbered totaled 32, 200.

22 “ Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.”

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

23 A nd his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.

Benjamin’s host as numbered totaled 35, 400.

24 “ All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Ephraim, one hundred and eight thousand one hundred—they shall be the third to break camp.

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

25 “ The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be 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 A nd his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

Dan’s host as numbered totaled 62, 700.

27 “ Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shall be 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 A nd his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.

Asher’s host as numbered totaled 41, 500.

29 “ Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.”

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

30 A nd his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Naphtali’s host as numbered totaled 53, 400.

31 “ All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—they shall break camp last, with 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 the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces 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 children of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

34 T hus the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; so they camped by their standards and so they broke camp, each one by his family, according to their fathers’ houses.

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.