Numbers 2

Marching Orders

1-2 God spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said, "The People of Israel are to set up camp circling the Tent of Meeting and facing it. Each company is to camp under its distinctive tribal flag."

3-4  To the east toward the sunrise are the companies of the camp of Judah under its flag, led by Nahshon son of Amminadab. His troops number 74,600.

5-6  The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them, led by Nethanel son of Zuar. His troops number 54,400.

7-8  And the tribe of Zebulun is next to them, led by Eliab son of Helon. His troops number 57,400.

9  The total number of men assigned to Judah, troop by troop, is 186,400. They will lead the march.

10-11  To the south are the companies of the camp of Reuben under its flag, led by Elizur son of Shedeur. His troops number 46,500.

12-13  The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. His troops number 59,300.

14-15  And the tribe of Gad is next to them, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel. His troops number 45,650.

16  The total number of men assigned to Reuben, troop by troop, is 151,450. They are second in the order of the march.

17  The Tent of Meeting with the camp of the Levites takes its place in the middle of the march. Each tribe will march in the same order in which they camped, each under its own flag.

18-19  To the west are the companies of the camp of Ephraim under its flag, led by Elishama son of Ammihud. His troops number 40,500.

20-21  The tribe of Manasseh will set up camp next to them, led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. His troops number 32,200.

22-23  And next to him is the camp of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni. His troops number 35,400.

24  The total number of men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, troop by troop, is 108,100. They are third in the order of the march.

25-26  To the north are the companies of the camp of Dan under its flag, led by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. His troops number 62,700.

27-28  The tribe of Asher will camp next to them, led by Pagiel son of Ocran. His troops number 41,500.

29-30  And next to them is the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan. His troops number 53,400.

31  The total number of men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out, under their flags, last in the line of the march.

32-33  These are the People of Israel, counted according to their ancestral families. The total number in the camps, counted troop by troop, comes to 603,550. Following God's command to Moses, the Levites were not counted in with the rest of Israel.

34  The People of Israel did everything the way God commanded Moses: They camped under their respective flags; they marched by tribe with their ancestral families.

Numbers 2

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,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.3 And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising 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.4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.5 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.7 And the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.9 All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.

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.11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.12 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.14 And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.16 All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.

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.

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.19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.20 And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.22 And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.

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.26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.27 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.29 And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.

32 These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.34 Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.