| Chapter 2 |
1 | Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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2 | The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.
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3 | Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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4 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
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5 | Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
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6 | His host, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
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7 | The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
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8 | His host, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
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9 | All who were numbered of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.
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10 | On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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11 | His host, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
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12 | Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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13 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
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14 | The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
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15 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
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16 | All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their hosts. They shall set forth second.
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17 | Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, 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, by their standards.
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18 | On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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19 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
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20 | Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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21 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
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22 | The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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23 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
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24 | All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth third.
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25 | On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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26 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
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27 | Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
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28 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
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29 | The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
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30 | His host, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
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31 | All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.
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32 | These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses: all who were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
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33 | But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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34 | Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone by their families, according to their fathers' houses.
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