Numbers 2

1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said, 2“The Israelites are to camp with each group under its own standard, beside the emblems of their ancestral families. They are to camp all around the tent of meeting, at a distance from it. 3Those who camp on the east side, toward the sunrise, are to be the camp of Judah under its standard, by their divisions. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. 4His division numbers 74,600 men. 5Next to Judah the tribe of Issachar is to camp. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. 6His division numbers 54,400 men.

7Then comes the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. 8His division numbers 57,400 men. 9The total counted in the camp of Judah is 186,400 men, by their divisions. They are to set out first.

10On the south side is to be the camp of Reuben under its standard, by their divisions. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. 11His division numbers 46,500 men. 12Next to Reuben the tribe of Simeon is to camp. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 13His division numbers 59,300 men. 14Then comes the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel. 15His division numbers 45,650 men. 16The total counted in the camp of Reuben is 151,450 men, by their divisions. They are to set out second.

17Then the tent of meeting is to set out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. They are to set out in the same order as they camp, each in its own place, under their standards.

18On the west side is to be the camp of Ephraim under its standard, by their divisions. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud. 19His division numbers 40,500 men. 20Next to Ephraim is to be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 21His division numbers 32,200 men. 22Then comes the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. 23His division numbers 35,400 men. 24The total counted in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100 men, by their divisions. They are to set out third.

25On the north side is to be the camp of Dan under its standard, by their divisions. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 26His division numbers 62,700 men. 27Next to Dan the tribe of Asher is to camp. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ochran. 28His division numbers 41,500 men. 29Then comes the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. 30His division numbers 53,400 men. 31The total counted in the camp of Dan is 157,600 men. They are to set out last, under their standards.”

32These are the Israelites who were counted by their ancestral families. The total counted in all the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550 men. 33The Levites, however, were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses. 34So the Israelites did everything the LORD had commanded Moses. That is how they camped under their standards, and that is how they set out, each by clan and by ancestral family.