1 T he Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

6 T he number of his army is 54, 400.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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 T he number of his army is 46, 500.

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

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.

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 T he number of his army is 59, 300.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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.

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 T he number of his army is 40, 500.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Aquilon by their hosts and the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

26 T he number of his army is 62, 700.

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

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.

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 T he number of his army is 41, 500.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 among the sons of Israel, as the LORD had 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.

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.