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

Now the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

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 sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance.

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.

Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

4 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 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.

Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar,

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

and his army, even their numbered men, 54, 400.

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

Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,

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

and his army, even his numbered men, 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.

The total of the numbered men of the camp of Judah: 186, 400, by their armies. They shall set out 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 armies, and the leader of the sons of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur,

11 H is division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 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 camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

13 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 59, 300.

14 “ The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,

15 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

and his army, even their numbered men, 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 total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151, 450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.

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; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their standards.

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 armies, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud,

19 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 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.

Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,

21 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 32, 200.

22 “ The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,

23 H is army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 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 total of the numbered men of the camp of Ephraim: 108, 100, by their armies. And they shall set out third.

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.

“On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,

26 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 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.

Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran,

28 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 41, 500.

29 “ The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,

30 H is division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

and his army, even their numbered men, 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 total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157, 600. They shall set out last by their standards.”

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 numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603, 550.

33 B ut the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Yahweh commanded Moses.

The Levites, however, were not numbered among the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had 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 sons of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, every one by his family according to his father’s household.