1 T he Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “ 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.

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 T hose 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.

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 T he number of all his army is 74, 600.

Judah’s host as numbered totaled 74, 600.

5 T he family of Issachar will set up their tents next to Judah. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel 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 T he number of his army is 54, 400.

Issachar’s host as numbered totaled 54, 400.

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

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

8 T he number of his army is 57, 400.

Zebulun’s host as numbered totaled 57, 400.

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

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

10 “ 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.

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 T he number of his army is 46, 500.

Reuben’s host as numbered totaled 46, 500.

12 T he family of Simeon will set up their tents next to him. The leader of the people of Simeon is 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 T he number of his army is 59, 300.

Simeon’s host as numbered totaled 59, 300.

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

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

15 T he number of his army is 45, 650.

Gad’s host as numbered totaled 45, 650.

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

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

17 “ 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.

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 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.

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 T he number of his army is 40, 500.

Ephraim’s host as numbered totaled 40, 500.

20 T he family of Manasseh will be next to him. The leader of the people of Manasseh is 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 T he number of his army is 32, 200.

Manasseh’s host as numbered totaled 32, 200.

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

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

23 T he number of his army is 35, 400.

Benjamin’s host as numbered totaled 35, 400.

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

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

25 “ 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.

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 T he number of his army is 62, 700.

Dan’s host as numbered totaled 62, 700.

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

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

28 T he number of his army is 41, 500.

Asher’s host as numbered totaled 41, 500.

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

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

30 T he number of his army is 53, 400.

Naphtali’s host as numbered totaled 53, 400.

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

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

32 T hese 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.

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

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

34 S o 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.

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.