Numbers 2

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The Order of the Camps

¹Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: ²“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.

³On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:

The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

⁴and his division numbers 74,600.

⁵The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar, ⁶and his division numbers 54,400.

⁷Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon, ⁸and his division numbers 57,400.

⁹The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

¹⁰On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:

The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

¹¹and his division numbers 46,500.

¹²The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, ¹³and his division numbers 59,300.

¹⁴Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel, ¹⁵and his division numbers 45,650.

¹⁶The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

¹⁷In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

¹⁸On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:

The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,

¹⁹and his division numbers 40,500.

²⁰The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, ²¹and his division numbers 32,200.

²²Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni, ²³and his division numbers 35,400.

²⁴The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

²⁵On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:

The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

²⁶and his division numbers 62,700.

²⁷The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran, ²⁸and his division numbers 41,500.

²⁹Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan, ³⁰and his division numbers 53,400.

³¹The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

³²These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550. ³³But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

³⁴So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.

Footnotes (1)

a v14 Many MT manuscripts, SP, and Vulgate (see also Numbers 1:14); most MT manuscripts Reuel

Numbers 2

The Order of the Campsⓘ

The Order of the Camps