Numbers 2
2
The Arrangement of the Camps
1Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2“The Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” will encamp each with his standard, with a banner according to their families;#Literally “the house of their fathers” they will encamp around the tent of assembly. 3The ones who encamp on the eastern side, toward the sunrise, will be of the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions; and the leader of the descendants of Judah will be Nahshon son of Amminadab, 4and his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are seventy-four thousand six hundred. 5And the ones who encamp next to him will be the tribe of Issachar. And the leader of the descendants of Issachar will be Nethanel son of Zuar, 6and his division are fifty-four thousand four hundred. 7For the tribe of Zebulun: the leader of the descendants of Zebulun will be Eliab son of Helon, 8and his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of him,” or “the ones mustered of him” are fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 9All those counted from the camp of Judah are one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They will set out first according to their divisions.
10“The standard of the camp of Reuben will be to the south according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants will be Elizur son of Shedeur. 11And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of him,” or “the ones mustered of him” are forty-six thousand five hundred. 12Those encamped next to him will be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon will be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 13And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are fifty-nine thousand three hundred. 14For the tribe of Gad: the leader of the descendants of Gad will be Eliasaph son of Reuel. 15And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. 16All those counted#Or “those mustered” from the camp of Reuben are one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They will set out second according to their divisions.
17“The tent of assembly the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; they will set out just as they encamped, each according to their standards.#Literally “each man on his hand according to their standards”
18“The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions will be to the west. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim will be Elishama son of Ammihud. 19And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are forty thousand five hundred. 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to him. The leader of the descendants of the tribe of Manasseh will be Camaliel son of Pedahzur. 21And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are thirty-two thousand two hundred. 22For the tribe of Benjamin: the leader of the descendants of Benjamin will be Abidan son of Gideoni. 23And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are thirty-five thousand four hundred. 24All those counted#Or “those mustered” from the camp of Ephraim are one hundred and eighty thousand one hundred. They will set out third according to their divisions.
25“The standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions will be to the west. The leader of the descendants of Dan will be Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 26And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are sixty-two thousand seven hundred. 27Those encamped next to him will be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher will be Pagiel son of Ocran. 28And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are forty-one thousand five hundred. 29For the tribe of Naphtali: the leader of the descendants of Naphtali will be Ahira son of Enan. 30And his division and the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” are fifty-three thousand four hundred. 31All the ones counted#Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them” from the camp of Dan are one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They will set out last#Literally “from behind” according to their divisions.”
32These were the ones counted of the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” according to their families;#Literally “the house of their fathers” all those counted from the camps according to their divisions were six hundred and three thousand five hundred. 33The Levites were not counted in the midst of the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
34And the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They encamped according to their standards, and they#Hebrew “each one,” or “each man” set out each one according to their clans#Hebrew “his clans” among their families.#Literally “the house of his fathers”
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Numbers 2
2
Organization of the Camps
1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: 2“The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral families.#2:2 Lit the house of their fathers, also in v. 32 They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:
3Judah’s military divisions#Nm 1:3,52; 2:9–10; 10:14; 33:1; Jdg 8:6 will camp on the east side toward the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon#Ex 6:23; Nm 1:7; 7:12,17; 10:14; 1Ch 2:10–11; Mt 1:4; Lk 3:32 son of Amminadab. 4His military division numbers 74,600. 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar. 6His military division numbers 54,400. 7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon. 8His military division numbers 57,400. 9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah’s encampment is 186,400; they will move out first.
10Reuben’s military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur. 11His military division numbers 46,500. 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 13His military division numbers 59,300. 14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel.#2:14 Some Hb mss, Sam, Vg; other Hb mss read Reuel 15His military division numbers 45,650. 16The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben’s encampment is 151,450; they will move out second.
17The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites’ camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place,#2:17 Lit each on his hand with their banners.
18Ephraim’s military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud. 19His military division numbers 40,500. 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 21His military division numbers 32,200. 22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni. 23His military division numbers 35,400. 24The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim’s encampment number 108,100; they will move out third.
25Dan’s military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 26His military division numbers 62,700. 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran. 28His military division numbers 41,500. 29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan. 30His military division numbers 53,400. 31The total number who belong to Dan’s encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners.”
32These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral families. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550. 33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.#Nm 1:47–49
34The Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; they camped by their banners in this way and moved out the same way, each man by his clan and by his ancestral family.#2:34 Lit the house of his fathers#Nm 10:10–28
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