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1 The
LORD spoke to
Moses and to Aaron,
saying,
2 “The
children of Israel
shall encamp every
man by his own
standard, with
the banners of
their fathers’ houses.
They shall encamp
around the Tent
of Meeting at
a distance from it.
3 “Those
who encamp on
the east
side toward the
sunrise shall be
of the standard
of the camp
of Judah, according
to their divisions.
The prince of
the children of
Judah shall be
Nahshon the son
of Amminadab.
4 His division,
and those who were
counted of them,
were seventy-four thousand six
hundred.
5 “Those
who encamp next
to him shall
be the tribe
of Issachar. The
prince of the
children of
Issachar shall be
Nethanel the son
of Zuar.
6 His division,
and those who were
counted of it,
were fifty-four thousand four
hundred.
7 “The
tribe of Zebulun:
the prince of
the children of
Zebulun shall
be Eliab the son
of Helon.
8 His division,
and those who were
counted of it,
were fifty-seven thousand four
hundred.
9 “All
who were counted
of the camp
of Judah were
one hundred
eighty-six thousand four hundred,
according to their divisions.
They shall set
out first.
10 “On
the south side
shall be the
standard of the
camp of
Reuben according to
their divisions. The
prince of the
children of Reuben
shall be Elizur
the son of
Shedeur.
11 His division, and those
who were counted
of it, were forty-six thousand
five hundred.
12 “Those
who encamp next
to him shall
be the tribe
of Simeon. The
prince of the
children of Simeon
shall be Shelumiel
the son of
Zurishaddai.
13 His division, and those
who were counted
of them,
were fifty-nine thousand three
hundred.
14 “The
tribe of Gad:
the prince of
the children of
Gad shall
be Eliasaph the
son of Reuel.
15 His division, and those
who were counted
of them,
were forty-five thousand six
hundred fifty.
16 “All
who were counted
of the camp
of Reuben were
one hundred fifty-one thousand four
hundred fifty, according
to their armies.
They shall set
out second.
17 “Then
the Tent of
Meeting shall set
out, with the
camp of the
Levites in the
middle of the
camps. As they
encamp, so shall
they set out,
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 divisions.
The prince of
the children
of Ephraim shall
be Elishama the
son of Ammihud.
19 His division, and those
who were counted
of them, were forty
thousand five hundred.
20 “Next
to him shall
be the tribe
of Manasseh. The
prince of the
children of
Manasseh shall be
Gamaliel the son
of Pedahzur.
21 His division, and those
who were counted
of them, were
thirty-two thousand two
hundred.
22 “The
tribe of Benjamin:
the prince of
the children of
Benjamin shall
be Abidan the son
of Gideoni.
23 His
army, and those
who were counted
of them, were
thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 “All
who were counted
of the camp
of Ephraim were
one hundred
eight thousand one
hundred, according to
their divisions. They
shall set out
third.
25 “On
the north side
shall be the
standard of the
camp of
Dan according to
their divisions. The
prince of the
children of Dan
shall be Ahiezer
the son of
Ammishaddai.
26 His division, and those
who were counted
of them, were
sixty-two thousand seven
hundred.
27 “Those
who encamp next
to him shall
be the tribe
of Asher. The
prince of the
children of Asher
shall be Pagiel
the son of
Ochran.
28 His division, and those
who were counted
of them,
were forty-one thousand five
hundred.
29 “The
tribe of Naphtali:
the prince of
the children of
Naphtali shall
be Ahira the son
of Enan.
30 His division, and those
who were counted
of them,
were fifty-three thousand four
hundred.
31 “All
who were counted
of the camp
of Dan were
one hundred fifty-seven thousand
six hundred. They
shall set out last
by their
standards.”
32 These
are those who
were counted of
the children of
Israel by
their fathers’ houses.
All who were
counted of the
camps according to
their armies were
six hundred
three thousand five
hundred fifty.
33 But
the Levites were
not counted among
the children of
Israel, as the
LORD commanded
Moses.
34 Thus
the children of
Israel did.
According to all
that the LORD
commanded Moses,
so they encamped
by their standards,
and so they
set out, everyone
by their families,
according to
their fathers’ houses.