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Verse 1

The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Verse 2

The Israelites are to camp, each by their own standard, with the emblems of their ancestral families. They are to set up their tents facing the Tent of Meeting, surrounding it.

Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

Verse 3

Those camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are to be under the banner of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

Verse 4

The army of his division numbers 74,600.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

Verse 5

Those camping next to him are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the descendants of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.

And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

Verse 6

The army of his division numbers 54,400.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

Verse 7

Then the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the descendants of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.

Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

Verse 8

The army of his division numbers 57,400.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

Verse 9

All those counted in the camp of Judah, by divisions, total 186,400. They are to set out first.

All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

Verse 10

On the south side will be the banner of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Verse 11

The army of his division numbers 46,500.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

Verse 12

Camping next to him will be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Verse 13

The army of his division numbers 59,300.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

Verse 14

Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the descendants of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel.

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

Verse 15

The army of his division numbers 45,650.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

Verse 16

All those counted in the camp of Reuben, by divisions, total 151,450. They will set out second.

All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

Verse 17

Then the Tent of Meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they camp, each in position under their own standard.

Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

Verse 18

On the west side will be the banner of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

Verse 19

The army of his division numbers 40,500.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

Verse 20

Next to him will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the descendants of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

Verse 21

The army of his division numbers 32,200.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Verse 22

Then the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the descendants of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Verse 23

The army of his division numbers 35,400.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

Verse 24

All those counted in the camp of Ephraim, by divisions, total 108,100. They will set out third.

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

Verse 25

On the north side will be the banner of the camp of Dan, according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

Verse 26

The army of his division numbers 62,700.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

Verse 27

Camping next to him will be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher is Pagiel son of Ochran.

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

Verse 28

The army of his division numbers 41,500.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

Verse 29

Then the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the descendants of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.

Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Verse 30

The army of his division numbers 53,400.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Verse 31

All those counted in the camp of Dan, by divisions, total 157,600. They will set out last under their banners.

All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

Verse 32

These are the Israelites counted according to their families and ancestral houses. The total number in the camps, by divisions, is 603,550.

These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Verse 33

The Levites were not counted among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Verse 34

So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses. They camped under their banners and set out, each in their clan and family.

And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.

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