Numbers 2

1Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron,

2“The Israelites are to camp each man by his own banner, under the emblems of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting, facing it at a distance.

3On the east side, toward the sunrise, those camping under the banner of the camp of Judah are to camp by their divisions. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

4and his division, as registered, numbers 74,600.

5Those camping next to him are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar,

6and his division, as registered, numbers 54,400.

7Then the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon,

8and his division, as registered, numbers 57,400.

9All those registered for the camp of Judah, by their divisions, number 186,400. They are to set out first.

10On the south side is the banner of the camp of Reuben by their divisions. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur,

11and his division, as registered, numbers 46,500.

12Those camping next to him are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

13and his division, as registered, numbers 59,300.

14Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel,

15and his division, as registered, numbers 45,650.

16All those registered for the camp of Reuben, by their divisions, number 151,450. 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 his place, by their banners.

18On the west side is the banner of the camp of Ephraim by their divisions. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud,

19and his division, as registered, numbers 40,500.

20Next to him is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

21and his division, as registered, numbers 32,200.

22Then the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni,

23and his division, as registered, numbers 35,400.

24All those registered for the camp of Ephraim, by their divisions, number 108,100. They are to set out third.

25On the north side is the banner of the camp of Dan by their divisions. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

26and his division, as registered, numbers 62,700.

27Those camping next to him are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran,

28and his division, as registered, numbers 41,500.

29Then the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan,

30and his division, as registered, numbers 53,400.

31All those registered for the camp of Dan number 157,600. They are to set out last, by their banners.”

32These were the Israelites registered by their ancestral houses. All those registered in the camps, by their divisions, numbered 603,550.

33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

34So the Israelites did everything just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. That is how they camped by their banners, and that is how they set out, each man with his clan and his ancestral house.