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2:1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2:2 “The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own ①flag, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting ②at a distance.
▷ ①Or facing it ②Or division, and so throughout the ch
2:3 Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the flag of the camp of Judah, by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
2:4 and his army, their ①numbered men: 74,600.
▷ ①Lit mustered, and so throughout the ch
2:5 Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar,
2:6 and his army, their numbered men: 54,400.
2:7 Then follows the tribe of Zebulun; and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,
2:8 and his army, his numbered men: 57,400.
2:9 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Judah: 186,400, by their armies. They shall set out first.
2:10 “On the south side shall be the flag of the camp of Reuben by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur,
2:11 and his army, their numbered men: 46,500.
2:12 And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
2:13 and his army, their numbered men: 59,300.
2:14 Then follows the tribe of Gad; and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of ①Deuel,
▷ ①Many mss (cf. 1:14); some ancient versions Reuel
2:15 and his army, their numbered men: 45,650.
2:16 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.
2:17 “Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their flags.
2:18 “On the west side shall be the flag of the camp of Ephraim by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud,
2:19 and his army, their numbered men: 40,500.
2:20 Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
2:21 and his army, their numbered men, 32,200.
2:22 Then follows the tribe of Benjamin; and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,
2:23 and his army, their numbered men, 35,400.
2:24 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Ephraim: 108,100, by their armies. And they shall set out third.
2:25 “On the north side shall be the flag of the camp of Dan by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
2:26 and his army, their numbered men: 62,700.
2:27 Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran,
2:28 and his army, their numbered men: 41,500.
2:29 Then follows the tribe of Naphtali; and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,
2:30 and his army, their numbered men: 53,400.
2:31 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall set out last by their flags.”
2:32 These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.
2:33 The Levites, however, were not counted among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
2:34 So the sons of Israel did all this; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their flags, and so they set out, everyone by his family according to his father’s household.
2:2 “The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own ①flag, with the banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting ②at a distance.
▷ ①Or facing it ②Or division, and so throughout the ch
2:3 Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the flag of the camp of Judah, by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
2:4 and his army, their ①numbered men: 74,600.
▷ ①Lit mustered, and so throughout the ch
2:5 Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar,
2:6 and his army, their numbered men: 54,400.
2:7 Then follows the tribe of Zebulun; and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,
2:8 and his army, his numbered men: 57,400.
2:9 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Judah: 186,400, by their armies. They shall set out first.
2:10 “On the south side shall be the flag of the camp of Reuben by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur,
2:11 and his army, their numbered men: 46,500.
2:12 And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
2:13 and his army, their numbered men: 59,300.
2:14 Then follows the tribe of Gad; and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of ①Deuel,
▷ ①Many mss (cf. 1:14); some ancient versions Reuel
2:15 and his army, their numbered men: 45,650.
2:16 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.
2:17 “Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their flags.
2:18 “On the west side shall be the flag of the camp of Ephraim by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud,
2:19 and his army, their numbered men: 40,500.
2:20 Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
2:21 and his army, their numbered men, 32,200.
2:22 Then follows the tribe of Benjamin; and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,
2:23 and his army, their numbered men, 35,400.
2:24 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Ephraim: 108,100, by their armies. And they shall set out third.
2:25 “On the north side shall be the flag of the camp of Dan by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
2:26 and his army, their numbered men: 62,700.
2:27 Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran,
2:28 and his army, their numbered men: 41,500.
2:29 Then follows the tribe of Naphtali; and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,
2:30 and his army, their numbered men: 53,400.
2:31 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall set out last by their flags.”
2:32 These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.
2:33 The Levites, however, were not counted among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
2:34 So the sons of Israel did all this; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their flags, and so they set out, everyone by his family according to his father’s household.