Christian Standard Bible

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1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

2"The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral families. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:

2“The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.

3Judah's military divisions will camp on the east side toward the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

3Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

4His military division numbers 74,600.

4his company as listed being 74,600.

5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar.

5Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, the chief of the people of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,

6His military division numbers 54,400.

6his company as listed being 54,400.

7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon.

7Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,

8His military division numbers 57,400.

8his company as listed being 57,400.

9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah's encampment is 186,400; they will move out first.

9All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. They shall set out first on the march.

10Reuben's military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur.

10“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the chief of the people of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur,

11His military division numbers 46,500.

11his company as listed being 46,500.

12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

12And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

13His military division numbers 59,300.

13his company as listed being 59,300.

14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

14Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,

15His military division numbers 45,650.

15his company as listed being 45,650.

16The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben's encampment is 151,450; they will move out second.

16All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second.

17The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites' camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners.

17“Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set out, each in position, standard by standard.

18Ephraim's military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud.

18“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,

19His military division numbers 40,500.

19his company as listed being 40,500.

20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

20And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,

21His military division numbers 32,200.

21his company as listed being 32,200.

22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni.

22Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,

23His military division numbers 35,400.

23his company as listed being 35,400.

24The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim's encampment number 108,100; they will move out third.

24All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were 108,100. They shall set out third on the march.

25Dan's military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

25“On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,

26His military division numbers 62,700.

26his company as listed being 62,700.

27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran.

27And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,

28His military division numbers 41,500.

28his company as listed being 41,500.

29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan.

29Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,

30His military division numbers 53,400.

30his company as listed being 53,400.

31The total number who belong to Dan's encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners."

31All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.”

32These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral families. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550.

32These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers’ houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were 603,550.

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

33But the Levites were not listed among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

34The Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped by their banners in this way and moved out the same way, each man by his clan and by his ancestral family.

34Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, each one in his clan, according to his fathers’ house.

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