1 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 ` Each by his standard, with ensigns of the house of their fathers, do the sons of Israel encamp; over-against round about the tent of meeting they encamp.'

“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 A nd those encamping eastward towards the sun-rising, the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah Nahshon, 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 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, four and seventy thousand and six hundred.

The number of all his army is 74, 600.

5 A nd those encamping by him the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar Nethaneel 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 a nd his host, and its numbered ones, four and fifty thousand and four hundred.

The number of his army is 54, 400.

7 T he tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun Eliab son of Helon;

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

8 a nd his host, and its numbered ones, seven and fifty thousand and four hundred;

The number of his army is 57, 400.

9 a ll those numbered of the camp of Judah a hundred thousand, and eighty thousand, and six thousand, and four hundred, by their hosts; they journey first.

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

10 T he standard of the camp of Reuben southward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben Elizur 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 a nd his host, and its numbered ones, six and forty thousand and five hundred.

The number of his army is 46, 500.

12 A nd those encamping by him the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon Shelumiel 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 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.

The number of his army is 59, 300.

14 A nd the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad Eliasaph son of Reuel;

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

15 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty.

The number of his army is 45, 650.

16 A ll those numbered of the camp of Reuben a hundred thousand, and one and fifty thousand, and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts; and they journey second.

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

17 A nd the tent of meeting -- the camp of the Levites -- hath journeyed in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station 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 T he standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts, westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim Elishama 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 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, forty thousand and five hundred.

The number of his army is 40, 500.

20 A nd by him the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh Gamaliel 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 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, two and thirty thousand, and two hundred.

The number of his army is 32, 200.

22 A nd the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni;

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

23 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, five and thirty thousand and four hundred.

The number of his army is 35, 400.

24 A ll those numbered of the camp of Ephraim a hundred thousand, and eight thousand, and a hundred, by their hosts; and they journey third.

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

25 T he standard of the camp of Dan northward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan Ahiezer 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 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, two and sixty thousand and seven hundred.

The number of his army is 62, 700.

27 A nd those encamping by him the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher Pagiel son of Ocran;

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 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, one and forty thousand and five hundred.

The number of his army is 41, 500.

29 A nd the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali Ahira son of Enan;

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

30 a nd his host, and their numbered ones, three and fifty thousand and four hundred.

The number of his army is 53, 400.

31 A ll those numbered of the camp of Dan a hundred thousand, and seven and fifty thousand, and six hundred; at the rear they journey, 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 those numbered of the sons of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those numbered of the camps by their hosts six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and 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 A nd the Levites have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered with the people of Israel, just as the Lord had told Moses.

34 A nd the sons of Israel do according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses; so they have encamped by their standards, and so they have journeyed; each by his families, by the house of his fathers.

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.