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| 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, | 1Later, the LORD told Moses and Aaron, |
| 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. | 2"Every single Israeli is to encamp beneath his standard with the emblem of his ancestral house. The Israelis are to encamp in front of and surrounding the Tent of Meeting." |
| 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, | 3"The encampment of Judah is to settle east toward the sunrise under their standard. The leader of Judah is to be Amminadab's son Nahshon. |
| 4his company as listed being 74,600. | 4Those in his division number 74,600. |
| 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, | 5"The tribe of Issachar is to encamp beside Judah. The leader of Issachar is to be Zuar's son Nethanel. |
| 6his company as listed being 54,400. | 6Those in his division number 54,400. |
| 7Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon, | 7"Next is to be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of Zebulun is to be Helon's son Eliab. |
| 8his company as listed being 57,400. | 8Those in his division number 57,400. |
| 9All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. They shall set out first on the march. | 9All those numbered by division in the camp of Judah total 186,400. They are to be the first to travel." |
| 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, | 10"Toward the south is to be the division of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of Reuben is to be Shedeur's son Elizur. |
| 11his company as listed being 46,500. | 11Those in his division number 46,500. |
| 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, | 12"The tribe of Simeon is to camp beside Reuben. The leader of Simeon is to be Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel. |
| 13his company as listed being 59,300. | 13Those in his division number 59,300. |
| 14Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel, | 14"Next is to be the tribe of Gad. The leader of Gad is to be Deuel's son Eliasaph. |
| 15his company as listed being 45,650. | 15Those in his division number 45,650. |
| 16All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second. | 16All those numbered by division in the camp of Reuben total 151,450. They are to be the second to travel." |
| 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. | 17"Then the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the descendants of Levi in the middle of the camps. They are to travel just as they have camped, each as designated under his standard." |
| 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, | 18"Toward the west is to be the division of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of Ephraim is to be Ammihud's son Elishama. |
| 19his company as listed being 40,500. | 19Those in his division number 40,500. |
| 20And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, | 20"The tribe of Manasseh is to encamp beside them. The leader of Manasseh is to be Pedahzur's son Gamaliel. |
| 21his company as listed being 32,200. | 21Those in his division number 32,200. |
| 22Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni, | 22"Next is to be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is to be Gideoni's son Abidan. |
| 23his company as listed being 35,400. | 23Those in his division number 35,400. |
| 24All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were 108,100. They shall set out third on the march. | 24All those numbered by division in the camp Ephraim total 108,100. They are to be the third to travel." |
| 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, | 25"Toward the north is to be the division of the camp of Dan under their standard. The leader of Dan is to be Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer. |
| 26his company as listed being 62,700. | 26Those in his division number 62,700. |
| 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, | 27"The tribe of Asher is to encamp beside them. The leader of Asher is to be Ochran's son Pagiel. |
| 28his company as listed being 41,500. | 28Those in his division number 41,500. |
| 29Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, | 29"Next is to be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of Naphtali is to be Enan's son Ahira. |
| 30his company as listed being 53,400. | 30Those in his division number 53,400. |
| 31All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.” | 31All those numbered by division in the camp of Dan total 157,600. They are to be the last to travel under their standards." |
| 32These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers’ houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were 603,550. | 32Here is a summary of the census of the Israelis according to the tribes of their ancestral houses: All the divisions in the camps numbered 603,550, |
| 33But the Levites were not listed among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 33but the descendants of Levi were not numbered along with the other Israelis, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 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. | 34So the Israelis did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses; that is, they encamped under their standard as each person traveled with his own tribe and ancestral house. |
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