| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and to 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 one of the Israelites must camp under his standard with the emblems of his family; they must camp at some distance around 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"Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. |
| 4his company as listed being 74,600. | 4Those numbered in his division are 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, | 5Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. |
| 6his company as listed being 54,400. | 6Those numbered in his division are 54,400. |
| 7Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon, | 7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. |
| 8his company as listed being 57,400. | 8Those numbered in his division are 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 of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front. |
| 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"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. |
| 11his company as listed being 46,500. | 11Those numbered in his division are 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, | 12Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 13his company as listed being 59,300. | 13Those numbered in his division are 59,300. |
| 14Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel, | 14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel. |
| 15his company as listed being 45,650. | 15Those numbered in his division are 45,650. |
| 16All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second. | 16All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second. |
| 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 with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place 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"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 Amihud. |
| 19his company as listed being 40,500. | 19Those numbered in his division are 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, | 20Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 21his company as listed being 32,200. | 21Those numbered in his division are 32,200. |
| 22Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni, | 22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 23his company as listed being 35,400. | 23Those numbered in his division are 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 of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, are 108,100. They will travel third. |
| 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"On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 26his company as listed being 62,700. | 26Those numbered in his division are 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, | 27Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran. |
| 28his company as listed being 41,500. | 28Those numbered in his division are 41,500. |
| 29Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, | 29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. |
| 30his company as listed being 53,400. | 30Those numbered in his division are 53,400. |
| 31All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.” | 31All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, 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. | 32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550. |
| 33But the Levites were not listed among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 33But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the LORD 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 Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they camped under their standards, and that is the way they traveled, each with his clan and family. |
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