CHAPTER 2
“The Israelites
are to camp
under
their respective banners
beside the flags
of their families,
around
the Tent
of Meeting
at a distance from it.
On the east side,
toward the sunrise,
the divisions
of Judah
are to camp
under their banner:
The leader
of the sons
of Judah
is Nahshon
son
of Amminadab,
The tribe
of Issachar
will camp
next to it.
The leader
of the Issacharites
is Nethanel
son
of Zuar,
The total
number of men
in the divisions
of the camp
of Judah
is 186,400;
they shall set out
first.
On the south side,
the divisions
of Reuben
are to camp
under their banner:
The leader
of the Reubenites
is Elizur
son
of Shedeur,
The tribe
of Simeon
will camp
next to it.
The leader
of the Simeonites
is Shelumiel
son
of Zurishaddai,
The total
number of men
in the divisions
of the camp
of Reuben
is 151,450;
they shall set out
second.
In the middle
of the camps,
the Tent
of Meeting
is to travel
with the camp
of the Levites.
They are to set out
in the order
they encamped,
each
in
his own place
under his banner.
On the west side,
the divisions
of Ephraim
are to camp
under their banner:
The leader
of the Ephraimites
is Elishama
son
of Ammihud,
The tribe
of Manasseh
will be next to it.
The leader
of the Manassites
is Gamaliel
son
of Pedahzur,
The total
number of men
in the divisions
of the camp
of Ephraim
is 108,100;
they shall set out
third.
On the north side,
the divisions
of Dan
are to camp
under their banner:
The leader
of the Danites
is Ahiezer
son
of Ammishaddai,
The total
number of men
in the camp
of Dan
is 157,600;
they shall set out
last,
with their banners.”
These
are the Israelites,
registered
according to their families.
The total
of those numbered
in the camps,
by their divisions,
was 603,550.
So the Israelites
did
everything
the LORD
commanded
Moses;
they camped
by their banners
in this way
and set out
in the same way,
each man
with his clan
and
his family.