1 Y ahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “ The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall they encamp around it.”

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 encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

Judah’s host as numbered totaled 74, 600.

5 T hose who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

Issachar’s host as numbered totaled 54, 400.

7 T he tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

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

8 H is division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

Zebulun’s host as numbered totaled 57, 400.

9 A ll who were numbered of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out 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 camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

Reuben’s host as numbered totaled 46, 500.

12 “ Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

Simeon’s host as numbered totaled 59, 300.

14 “ The tribe of Gad: and the prince 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

Gad’s host as numbered totaled 45, 650.

16 “ All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.

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

17 “ Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man 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 camp of Ephraim according to their divisions: and the prince 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

Ephraim’s host as numbered totaled 40, 500.

20 “ Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

Manasseh’s host as numbered totaled 32, 200.

22 “ The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince 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 H is army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

Benjamin’s host as numbered totaled 35, 400.

24 “ All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.

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

25 “ On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions: and the prince 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

Dan’s host as numbered totaled 62, 700.

27 “ Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

Asher’s host as numbered totaled 41, 500.

29 “ The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Naphtali’s host as numbered totaled 53, 400.

31 “ All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by 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 those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred 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; as Yahweh 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 Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, 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.