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 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 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.”

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 was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred.

The number of all his army is 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.”

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 was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred.

The number of his army is 54, 400.

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

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 was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

The number of his army is 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.

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 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 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 was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.

The number of his army is 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.”

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 was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

The number of his army is 59, 300.

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

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 was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

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

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 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 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 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 was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.

The number of his army is 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.”

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 was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred.

The number of his army is 32, 200.

22 “ Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be 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 was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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

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.”

“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 was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

The number of his army is 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.”

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 was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.

The number of his army is 41, 500.

29 “ Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be 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 was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

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 numbers of the men of Israel by their fathers’ houses. The whole number among all the tents, by their armies, was 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 people of Israel, just as the Lord had told 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.

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.