Numbers 2

Common English Bible

The wilderness camp’s arrangement

2 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: ² The Israelites will camp each under the banner with the symbol of their household. They will camp around the meeting tent some distance from it.

The camp’s east side

³ On the east side toward the sunrise will be the banner of Judah’s camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Judah is Nahshon, Amminadab’s son. ⁴ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 74,600. ⁵ Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Issachar. The chief of the people of Issachar is Nethanel, Zuar’s son. ⁶ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 54,400. ⁷ On the other side, the tribe of Zebulun: the chief of the people of Zebulun is Eliab, Helon’s son. ⁸ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 57,400. ⁹ All those enlisted in Judah’s camp with their military units are 186,400. They will march first.

The camp’s south side

¹⁰ On the south side will be the banner of Reuben’s camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Reuben is Elizur, Shedeur’s son. ¹¹ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 46,500. ¹² Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Simeon. The chief of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel, Zurishaddai’s son. ¹³ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 59,300. ¹⁴ On the other side, the tribe of Gad: the chief of the people of Gad is Eliasaph, Reuel’s son. ¹⁵ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 45,650. ¹⁶ All those enlisted in Reuben’s camp with their military units are 151,450. They will march second.

The camp’s center

¹⁷ The meeting tent and the Levites’ camp will march in the center of the camps. They will march in the same order as they camp: each in position under his banner.

The camp’s west side

¹⁸ On the west will be the banner of Ephraim’s camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Ephraim is Elishama, Ammihud’s son. ¹⁹ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 40,500. ²⁰ On one side of him is the tribe of Manasseh. The chief of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel, Pedahzur’s son. ²¹ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 32,200. ²² On the other side, the tribe of Benjamin: the chief of the people of Benjamin is Abidan, Gideoni’s son. ²³ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 35,400. ²⁴ All those enlisted in Ephraim’s camp with their military units are 108,100. They will march third.

The camp’s north side

²⁵ On the north will be the banner of Dan’s camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Dan is Ahiezer, Ammishaddai’s son. ²⁶ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 62,700. ²⁷ Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Asher. The chief of the people of Asher is Pagiel, Ochran’s son. ²⁸ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 41,500. ²⁹ On the other side, the tribe of Naphtali: the chief of the people of Naphtali is Ahira, Enan’s son. ³⁰ His military unit and those enlisted in it are 53,400. ³¹ All those enlisted in the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will march last under their banners.

³² These are the enlisted Israelites by their households. The total enlisted in the camps with their military units is 603,550. ³³ But the Levites weren’t enlisted among the Israelites, as the Lord had commanded Moses. ³⁴ The Israelites did everything exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses: they camped under their banners and they marched by their clans and by their households.