The
Arrangement of the Tribal Camps
2:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,
saying,
2:2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his
own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far
off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they
pitch.
2:3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall
they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout
their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be
captain of the children of Judah.
2:4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
2:5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the
tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be
captain of the children of Issachar.
2:6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,
were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
2:7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon
shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
2:8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,
were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
2:9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an
hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and
four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set
forth.
2:10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of
Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the
children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
2:11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,
were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
2:12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of
Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
2:13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
2:14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of
Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
2:15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
2:16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an
hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred
and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth
in the second rank.
2:17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set
forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the
camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man
in his place by their standards.
2:18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of
Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the
sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
2:19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were forty thousand and five hundred.
2:20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the
captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the
son of Pedahzur.
2:21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
2:22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the
sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
2:23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
2:24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an
hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred,
throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the
third rank.
2:25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north
side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan
shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
2:26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
2:27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of
Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be
Pagiel the son of Ocran.
2:28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
2:29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the
children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
2:30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,
were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
2:31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an
hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six
hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.
2:32 These are those which were numbered of the children of
Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were
numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six
hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and
fifty.
2:33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children
of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
2:34 And the children of Israel did according to all that
the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their
standards, and so they set forward, every one after their
families, according to the house of their fathers.
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