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
The wilderness camp’s arrangement
1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: 2The Israelites will camp each under the banner with the symbol of their household. They will camp around the meeting tent some distance from it.
The camp’s east side
3On the east side toward the sunrise will be the banner of Judah’s camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Judah is Nahshon, Amminadab’s son. 4His military unit and those enlisted in it are 74,600. 5Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Issachar. The chief of the people of Issachar is Nethanel, Zuar’s son. 6His military unit and those enlisted in it are 54,400. 7On the other side, the tribe of Zebulun: the chief of the people of Zebulun is Eliab, Helon’s son. 8His military unit and those enlisted in it are 57,400. 9All those enlisted in Judah’s camp with their military units are 186,400. They will march first.
The camp’s south side
10On the south side will be the banner of Reuben’s camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Reuben is Elizur, Shedeur’s son. 11His military unit and those enlisted in it are 46,500. 12Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Simeon. The chief of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel, Zurishaddai’s son. 13His military unit and those enlisted in it are 59,300. 14On the other side, the tribe of Gad: the chief of the people of Gad is Eliasaph, Reuel’s son. 15His military unit and those enlisted in it are 45,650. 16All those enlisted in Reuben’s camp with their military units are 151,450. They will march second.
The camp’s center
17The meeting tent and the Levites’ camp will march in the center of the camps. They will march in the same order as they camp: each in position under his banner.
The camp’s west side
18On the west will be the banner of Ephraim’s camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Ephraim is Elishama, Ammihud’s son. 19His military unit and those enlisted in it are 40,500. 20On one side of him is the tribe of Manasseh. The chief of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel, Pedahzur’s son. 21His military unit and those enlisted in it are 32,200. 22On the other side, the tribe of Benjamin: the chief of the people of Benjamin is Abidan, Gideoni’s son. 23His military unit and those enlisted in it are 35,400. 24All those enlisted in Ephraim’s camp with their military units are 108,100. They will march third.
The camp’s north side
25On the north will be the banner of Dan’s camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Dan is Ahiezer, Ammishaddai’s son. 26His military unit and those enlisted in it are 62,700. 27Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Asher. The chief of the people of Asher is Pagiel, Ochran’s son. 28His military unit and those enlisted in it are 41,500. 29On the other side, the tribe of Naphtali: the chief of the people of Naphtali is Ahira, Enan’s son. 30His military unit and those enlisted in it are 53,400. 31All those enlisted in the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will march last under their banners.
32These are the enlisted Israelites by their households. The total enlisted in the camps with their military units is 603,550. 33But the Levites weren’t enlisted among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 34The Israelites did everything exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses: they camped under their banners and they marched by their clans and by their households.
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