The Tribes and Leaders by Armies
1 And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 “Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall campsome distance from the tabernacle of meeting.
3 On theeast side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; andNahshon the son of Amminadabshallbethe leader of the children of Judah.”
4 And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5 “Those who camp next to himshallbethe tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuarshallbethe leader of the children of Issachar.”
6 And his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 “Thencomesthe tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helonshallbethe leader of the children of Zebulun.”
8 And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—these shall break camp first.
10 “On thesouth sideshallbethe standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of ReubenshallbeElizur the son of Shedeur.”
11 And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 “Those who camp next to himshallbethe tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of SimeonshallbeShelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.”
13 And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 “Thencomesthe tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of GadshallbeEliasaph the son of Reuel.”
15 And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
16 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty—they shall be the second to break camp.
17 “And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levitesin the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards.
18 “On the west sideshallbethe standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of EphraimshallbeElishama the son of Ammihud.”
19 And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.
20 “Next to himcomesthe tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the children of ManassehshallbeGamaliel the son of Pedahzur.”
21 And his army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 “Thencomesthe tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of BenjaminshallbeAbidan the son of Gideoni.”
23 And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Ephraim, one hundred and eight thousand one hundred—they shall be the third to break camp.
25 “The standard of the forces with Danshallbeon the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of DanshallbeAhiezer the son of Ammishaddai.”
26 And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 “Those who camp next to himshallbethe tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of AshershallbePagiel the son of Ocran.”
28 And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 “Thencomesthe tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of NaphtalishallbeAhira the son of Enan.”
30 And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 “All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—they shall break camp last, with their standards.”
32 Thesearethe ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses.All who were numbered according to their armies of the forcesweresix hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
33 Butthe Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, just as theLordcommanded Moses.
34 Thus the children of Israeldid according to all that theLordcommanded Moses;so they camped by their standards and so they broke camp, each one by his family, according to their fathers’ houses.