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 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 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.

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

The number of all his army is 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.

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

The number of his army is 54, 400.

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

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

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

The number of his army is 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 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 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 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 H is division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

The number of his army is 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.

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

The number of his army is 59, 300.

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

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

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

The number of his army is 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.

The family of Manasseh will be next to him. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

The number of his army is 32, 200.

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

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

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

The number of his army is 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.

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

The number of his army is 41, 500.

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

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

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 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; as Yahweh 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 Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, 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.