| 1 | The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, |
| 2 | The Israelites shall encamp, each by his own [tribal] standard
or
banner with the ensign of his father’s house, opposite the Tent of Meeting
and
facing it on every side. |
| 3 | On the east side toward the sunrise shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah encamp by their companies; Nahshon son of Amminadab being the leader of the sons of Judah. |
| 4 | Judah’s host as numbered totaled 74,600. |
| 5 | Next to Judah the tribe of Issachar shall encamp, Nethanel son of Zuar being the leader of the sons of Issachar. |
| 6 | Issachar’s host as numbered totaled 54,400. |
| 7 | Then the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon being the leader of the sons of Zebulun. |
| 8 | Zebulun’s host as numbered totaled 57,400. |
| 9 | All these [three tribes] numbered in the camp of Judah totaled 186,400. They shall set forth first [on the march]. |
| 10 | On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the leader of the sons of Reuben being Elizur son of Shedeur. |
| 11 | Reuben’s host as numbered totaled 46,500. |
| 12 | Those who encamp next to Reuben shall be the tribe of Simeon, the leader of the sons of Simeon being Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 13 | Simeon’s host as numbered totaled 59,300. |
| 14 | Then the tribe of Gad, the leader of the sons of Gad being Eliasaph son of Reuel (Deuel). |
| 15 | Gad’s host as numbered totaled 45,650. |
| 16 | The whole number in [the three tribes of] the camp of Reuben was 151,450. They shall take second place [on the march]. |
| 17 | Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so shall they set forward, every man in his place, standard after standard. |
| 18 | On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the leader of the sons of Ephraim being Elishama son of Ammihud. |
| 19 | Ephraim’s host as numbered totaled 40,500. |
| 20 | Beside Ephraim shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the leader of the sons of Manasseh being Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 21 | Manasseh’s host as numbered totaled 32,200. |
| 22 | Then the tribe of Benjamin, the leader of the sons of Benjamin being Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 23 | Benjamin’s host as numbered totaled 35,400. |
| 24 | The whole number [of the three tribes] in the camp of Ephraim totaled 108,100. They shall go forward in third place. |
| 25 | The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side [of the tabernacle] by their companies, the leader of the sons of Dan being Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 26 | Dan’s host as numbered totaled 62,700. |
| 27 | Encamped next to Dan shall be the tribe of Asher, the leader of the sons of Asher being Pagiel son of Ochran. |
| 28 | Asher’s host as numbered totaled 41,500. |
| 29 | Then the tribe of Naphtali, the leader of the sons of Naphtali being Ahira son of Enan. |
| 30 | Naphtali’s host as numbered totaled 53,400. |
| 31 | The whole number [of the three tribes] in the camp of Dan totaled 157,600. They shall set out last, standard after standard. |
| 32 | These are the Israelites as numbered by their fathers’ houses. All in the camps who were numbered by their companies were 603,550. |
| 33 | But the Levites were not numbered with the Israelites, for so the Lord commanded Moses. |
| 34 | Thus the Israelites did according to all the Lord commanded Moses; so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone with his [tribal] families, according to his father’s house. |