Numbers 2Book 4 of 66 · 34 verses · MBT primary, NKJV fallback where MBT pending
The LORD gave these instructions to Moses and Aaron, saying:
Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the banners of his father's house; they shall camp facing the tent of meeting at a distance on every side.
On the east side, toward the sunrise, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies, and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah.
And his army was listed at seventy-four thousand six hundred.
Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader of the people of Issachar.
And his army was listed at fifty-four thousand four hundred.
Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the chief of the people of Zebulun.
And his army was enrolled at fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
All who were numbered in the camp of Judah according to their armies were one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—they shall set out first on the march.
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the people of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.
Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the chief of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the people of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
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 set out second.
Then the tabernacle of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall move out, each in position by their standards.
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their companies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.
Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the chief of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
And his company was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred.
Next comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.
All who were numbered according to their military divisions of the camp of Ephraim totaled one hundred and eight thousand one hundred, and they shall set out third on the march.
The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side according to their companies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
And his division was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the chief of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.
Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the people of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.
All who were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—they shall set out last, with their standards.
These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses, and all who were numbered in the camps according to their military divisions were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
But the Levites were not numbered among the people of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Thus the children of Israel did everything the LORD commanded Moses; so they camped by their standards and so they set out, each one by his clan, according to their fathers' houses.