Numbers 2
1599 Geneva Bible
2 2 The order of the tents, and the names of the Captains of the Israelites.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, and to Aaron, saying,
2 [a]Every man of the children of Israel shall camp by his standard, and under the ensign of their father’s house: far off, about the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall they pitch.
3 On the East side toward the rising of the sun, shall they of the standard of the host of Judah pitch according to their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be [b]captain of the sons of Judah.
4 And his host and the number of them were seventy and four thousand and six hundred.
5 Next unto him shall they of the tribe [c]of Issachar pitch, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the captain of the sons of Issachar:
6 And his host and the number thereof were four and fifty thousand, and four hundred.
7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon captain over the sons of Zebulun:
8 And his host and the number thereof seven and fifty thousand and four hundred:
9 The whole number of the [d]host of Judah are an hundred fourscore and six thousand, and four hundred according to their armies: they shall first set forth.
10 ¶ On the South side shall be the standard of the host [e]of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain over the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 And his host and the number thereof, six and forty thousand and five hundred.
12 And by him shall the tribe of Simeon pitch, and the captain over the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai:
13 And his host, and the number of them, nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.
14 And the tribe of Gad, and the captain over the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of [f]Deuel:
15 And his host and the number of them were five and forty thousand, six hundred and fifty.
16 All the number of the camp of Reuben were an hundred and one and fifty thousand, and four hundred and fifty according to their armies, and they shall set forth in the second place.
17 ¶ Then the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall go with the host of the Levites, in the [g]midst of the camp as they have pitched, so shall they go forward, every man in his order, according to their standards.
18 ¶ [h]The standard of the camp of Ephraim shall be toward the West according to their armies: and the captain over the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud:
19 And his host and the number of them were forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh and the captain over the sons of Manasseh, shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur:
21 And his host and the number of them were two and thirty thousand and two hundred.
22 And the tribe of Benjamin, and the captain over the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan, the son of Gideoni:
23 And his host, and the number of them were five and thirty thousand and four hundred.
24 All the number of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred and eight thousand and one hundred according to their armies, and they shall go in the third place.
25 ¶ The standard of the host of [i]Dan shall be toward the North according to their armies: and the captain over the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai:
26 And his host and the number of them were two and threescore thousand and seven hundred.
27 And by him shall the tribe of Asher pitch, and the captain over the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
28 And his host and the number of them were one and forty thousand, and five hundred.
29 ¶ Then the tribe of Naphtali, and the captain over the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan:
30 And his host and the number of them were three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
31 All the number of the host of Dan was an hundred and seven and fifty thousand and six hundred: they shall go hindmost with their standards.
32 ¶ These are the [j]sums of the children of Israel by the houses of their fathers, all the number of the host, according to their armies, six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses: so they pitched according to their [k]standards, and so they journeyed every one with his families, according to the houses of their fathers.
Footnotes
- Numbers 2:2 In the twelve tribes were four principle standards, so that every three tribes had their standard.
- Numbers 2:3 Or, prince.
- Numbers 2:5 Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun the sons of Leah were of the first standard.
- Numbers 2:9 Of them which were contained under that name.
- Numbers 2:10 Reuben and Simeon, the sons of Leah, and Gad the son of Zilpah her maid, were of the second standard.
- Numbers 2:14 Or, Reuel.
- Numbers 2:17 Because it might be in equal distance from each one, and all indifferently have recourse thereunto.
- Numbers 2:18 Because Ephraim and Manasseh supplied the place of Joseph their father, they are taken to be Rachel’s children, so they and Benjamin make the third standard.
- Numbers 2:25 Dan and Naphtali the sons of Bilhah Rachel’s maid with Asher the son of Zilpah make the fourth standard.
- Numbers 2:32 Which were of twenty years and above.
- Numbers 2:34 For under every one of the four principal standards were divers signs to keep every band.
Numbers 2
World English Bible
2 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it.
3 “Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 4 His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar. 6 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 “The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon. 8 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 “All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.
10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 “The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
16 “All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.
17 “Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.
18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21 His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 “The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 “All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.
25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran. 28 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 “The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 “All who were counted of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”
32 These are those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty. 33 But the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
34 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.
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