| New International Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: |
| 2"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." | 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: |
| 3On 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. | 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. |
| 4His division numbers 74,600. | 4His military division numbers 74,600. |
| 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. | 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar. |
| 6His division numbers 54,400. | 6His military division numbers 54,400. |
| 7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. | 7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon. |
| 8His division numbers 57,400. | 8His military division numbers 57,400. |
| 9All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first. | 9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah's encampment is 186,400; they will move out first. |
| 10On 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. | 10Reuben's military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur. |
| 11His division numbers 46,500. | 11His military division numbers 46,500. |
| 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. | 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 13His division numbers 59,300. | 13His military division numbers 59,300. |
| 14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel. | 14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel. |
| 15His division numbers 45,650. | 15His military division numbers 45,650. |
| 16All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second. | 16The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben's encampment is 151,450; they will move out second. |
| 17Then 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. | 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. |
| 18On 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. | 18Ephraim's military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud. |
| 19His division numbers 40,500. | 19His military division numbers 40,500. |
| 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. | 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 21His division numbers 32,200. | 21His military division numbers 32,200. |
| 22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. | 22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 23His division numbers 35,400. | 23His military division numbers 35,400. |
| 24All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third. | 24The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim's encampment number 108,100; they will move out third. |
| 25On 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. | 25Dan's military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 26His division numbers 62,700. | 26His military division numbers 62,700. |
| 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran. | 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran. |
| 28His division numbers 41,500. | 28His military division numbers 41,500. |
| 29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. | 29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan. |
| 30His division numbers 53,400. | 30His military division numbers 53,400. |
| 31All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards. | 31The total number who belong to Dan's encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners." |
| 32These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550. | 32These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral families. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550. |
| 33The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 34So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family. | 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. |
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