Numbers 2

The Camps and Leaders of the Tribes
1	And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2	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.
3	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 Ammin’adab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
4	And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
5	And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Is’sachar: and Nethan’e-el the son of Zu’ar shall be captain of the children of Is’sachar.
6	And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
7	Then the tribe of Zeb’ulun: and Eli’ab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zeb’ulun.
8	And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
9	All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies: these shall first set forth.
10	¶ 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 Eli’zur the son of Shede’ur.
11	And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
12	And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelu’mi-el the son of Zurishad’dai.
13	And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
14	Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eli’asaph the son of Reu’el.
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 in the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies: and they shall set forth in the second rank.
17	¶ 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.
18	¶ On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of E’phra-im according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of E’phra-im shall be Elish’ama the son of Ammi’hud.
19	And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
20	And by him shall be the tribe of Manas’seh: and the captain of the children of Manas’seh shall be Gama’li-el the son of Pedah’zur.
21	And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
22	Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Ab’idan the son of Gide-o’ni.
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 E’phra-im were a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, throughout their armies: and they shall go forward in the third rank.
25	¶ 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 Ahi-e’zer the son of Ammishad’dai.
26	And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
27	And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pag’i-el the son of Ocran.
28	And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
29	Then the tribe of Naph’tali: and the captain of the children of Naph’tali shall be Ahi’ra 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 they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred: they shall go hindmost with their standards.
32	¶ 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.
33	But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
34	¶ 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.

Published by The American Bible Society

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