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1And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

2“Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting.

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.

3On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah.”

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,

4And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred.

4his company as listed being 74,600.

5“Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader of the children of Issachar.”

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,

6And his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred.

6his company as listed being 54,400.

7“Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun.”

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

8And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

8his company as listed being 57,400.

9“All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—these shall break camp first.

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

10“On the south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the 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,

11And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.

11his company as listed being 46,500.

12“Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the 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,

13And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

13his company as listed being 59,300.

14“Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.”

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

15And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

15his company as listed being 45,650.

16“All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty—they shall be the second to break camp.

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

17“And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards.

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.

18“On the west side shall be the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the 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,

19And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.

19his company as listed being 40,500.

20“Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the 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,

21And his army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred.

21his company as listed being 32,200.

22“Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.”

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

23And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.

23his company as listed being 35,400.

24“All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Ephraim, one hundred and eight thousand one hundred—they shall be the third to break camp.

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

25“The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the 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,

26And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

26his company as listed being 62,700.

27“Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.”

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,

28And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.

28his company as listed being 41,500.

29“Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.”

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

30And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.

30his company as listed being 53,400.

31“All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—they shall break camp last, with their standards.”

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

32These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

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 numbered among the children of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

34Thus the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; so they camped by their standards and so they broke camp, each one by his family, according to their fathers’ houses.

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.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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