Numbers 2
1Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron:
2“The sons of Israel are to camp, each under his own standard, with the signs of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting, facing it at a distance.
3On the east, toward the sunrise, the standard of Judah’s camp is to encamp by its companies. The leader of the sons of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
4His company, those registered, is 74,600.
5The tribe of Issachar is to camp beside him. The leader of the sons of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
6His company, those registered, is 54,400.
7Then the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the sons of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
8His company, those registered, is 57,400.
9The total registered for Judah’s camp, by their companies, is 186,400. They are to set out first.
10“The standard of Reuben’s camp is to be on the south, by its companies. The leader of the sons of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
11His company, those registered, is 46,500.
12The tribe of Simeon is to camp beside him. The leader of the sons of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
13His company, those registered, is 59,300.
14Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the sons of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel.
15His company, those registered, is 45,650.
16The total registered for Reuben’s camp, by their companies, is 151,450. They are to set out second.
17“Then the tent of meeting is to set out, with the Levites’ camp in the midst of the camps. They are to set out as they camp, each in his place, under their standards.
18“The standard of Ephraim’s camp is to be on the west, by its companies. The leader of the sons of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
19His company, those registered, is 40,500.
20The tribe of Manasseh is to be beside him. The leader of the sons of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
21His company, those registered, is 32,200.
22Then the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the sons of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
23His company, those registered, is 35,400.
24The total registered for Ephraim’s camp, by their companies, is 108,100. They are to set out third.
25“The standard of Dan’s camp is to be on the north, by its companies. The leader of the sons of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
26His company, those registered, is 62,700.
27The tribe of Asher is to camp beside him. The leader of the sons of Asher is Pagiel son of Ochran.
28His company, those registered, is 41,500.
29Then the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the sons of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.
30His company, those registered, is 53,400.
31The total registered for Dan’s camp is 157,600. They are to set out last, under their standards.”
32These are the sons of Israel registered by their ancestral houses. The total registered in the camps, by their companies, was 603,550.
33The Levites were not registered among the sons of Israel, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
34The sons of Israel did everything Yahweh commanded Moses. They camped under their standards and set out in that order, each with his clan and ancestral house.