Chapter 2

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,²

Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch⁴ by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.⁴

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch⁶ throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] threescore and fourteen ⁷⁰² thousand and six hundred.

And those that do pitch⁶ next unto him [shall be] the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar [shall be] captain of the children of Issachar.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ thereof, [were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

[Then] the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon [shall be] captain of the children of Zebulun.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ thereof, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

All that were numbered⁷ 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.⁴

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.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ thereof, [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred.

And those which pitch⁶ by him [shall be] the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon [shall be] Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

All that were numbered⁷ 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 forth⁴ in the second rank.

Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward¹ with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp,⁴ so shall they set forward,⁴ every man in his place by their standards.

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.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] forty thousand and five hundred.

And by him [shall be] the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh [shall be] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan the son of Gideoni.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

All that were numbered⁷ of the camp of Ephraim [were] an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward⁴ in the third rank.

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.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

And those that encamp⁶ by him [shall be] the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher [shall be] Pagiel the son of Ocran.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] forty and one thousand and five hundred.

Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali [shall be] Ahira the son of Enan.

And his host, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

All they that were numbered⁷ in the camp of Dan [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go⁴ hindmost with their standards.

These [are] those which were numbered⁷ of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered⁷ of the camps throughout their hosts [were] six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

But the Levites were not numbered¹²⁰ among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses.

And the children of Israel did⁴ according to all that the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses: so they pitched¹ by their standards, and so they set forward,¹ every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.