Numbers 2
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and
Aaron, saying, 2 Let the children of
Israel encamp fronting each other, every man keeping
his own rank, according to their standards, according
to the houses of their families; the children of Israel shall encamp round
about the tabernacle of witness. 3 And
they that encamp first toward the east shall be the
order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince of the sons of Juda,
Naasson the son of Aminadab. 4 His
forces that were numbered, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.
5 And they that encamp next
shall be of the tribe of Issachar, and the prince of
the sons of Issachar shall be Nathanael the son of
Sogar. 6 His forces that were
numbered, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
7 And they that encamp next
shall be of the tribe of Zabulon, and the prince of
the sons of Zabulon shall be Eliab the son of Chælon.
8 His forces that were numbered, were
fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
9 All that were numbered of the camp
of Juda were a hundred and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred:
they shall move first with their forces.
10 This is the order of the camp of Ruben; their forces
shall be toward the south, and the prince of the
children of Ruben shall be Elisur the son of Sediur.
11 His forces that were numbered,
were forty-six thousand and five hundred.
12 And they that encamp next to him
shall be of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of
the sons of Symeon shall be Salamiel the son of
Surisadai. 13 His forces that were
numbered, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
14 And they that encamp next to them
shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons
of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.
15 His forces that were numbered,
were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
16 All who were numbered of the camp
of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty:
they with their forces shall proceed in the second place.
17 And
then the tabernacle of witness shall be set forward,
and the camp of the Levites shall be between the
camps; as they shall encamp, so also shall they commence their march, each one
next in order to his fellow according to their companies.
18 The station of the camp of Ephraim
shall be
aGr. by the sea.westward with their forces, and the head of the children of Ephraim
shall be Elisama the son of Emiud.
19 His forces that were numbered, are
forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And they that encamp next
shall be of the tribe of Manasse, and the prince of
the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
21 His forces that were numbered,
were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
22 And they that encamp next
shall be of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of
the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.
23 His forces that were numbered,
were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
24 All that were numbered of the camp
of Ephraim, were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred: they with
their forces shall set out third.
25 The order of the camp of Dan
shall be northward with their forces; and the prince
of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.
26 His forces that were numbered,
were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.
27 And they that encamp next to him
shall be the tribe of Aser; and the prince of the
sons of Aser, Phagiel the son of Echran.
28 His forces that were numbered,
were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
29 And they that encamp next
shall be of the tribe of Nephthali; and the prince of
the children of Nephthali, Achire son of Ænan.
30 His forces that were numbered were
fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
31 All that were numbered of the camp
of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and
six hundred: they shall set out last according to their order.
32 This
is the numbering of the children of Israel according
to the houses of their families: all the numbering of the camps with their
forces, was six hundred and three thousand, five
hundred and fifty. 33 But the Levites
were not numbered with them, as the Lord commanded Moses.
34 And the children of Israel did all
things that the Lord commanded Moses; thus they encamped in their order, and
thus they began their march in succession each according to their divisions,
according to the houses of their families.