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One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you.
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These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.
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as the Lord commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai:
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These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.
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“You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.
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The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.
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The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.”
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“The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.”
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On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
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The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
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All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
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On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
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The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
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The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
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All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.
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Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.
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On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
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The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
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The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
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All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.
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On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
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The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.
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The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.
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All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards.
