Chapter 2
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 .