| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: " |
| 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. | 2The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it: |
| 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.” | 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. |
| 4And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred. | 4His military division numbers 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.” | 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar. |
| 6And his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred. | 6His military division numbers 54,400. |
| 7“Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun.” | 7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon. |
| 8And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred. | 8His military division numbers 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. | 9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah's encampment is 186,400; they will move out first. |
| 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.” | 10Reuben's military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur. |
| 11And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred. | 11His military division numbers 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.” | 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 13And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred. | 13His military division numbers 59,300. |
| 14“Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.” | 14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel. |
| 15And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. | 15His military division numbers 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. | 16The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben's encampment is 151,450; they will move 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. | 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. |
| 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.” | 18Ephraim's military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud. |
| 19And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred. | 19His military division numbers 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.” | 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 21And his army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred. | 21His military division numbers 32,200. |
| 22“Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.” | 22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 23And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred. | 23His military division numbers 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. | 24The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim's encampment number 108,100; they will move out third. |
| 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.” | 25Dan's military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 26And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred. | 26His military division numbers 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.” | 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran. |
| 28And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred. | 28His military division numbers 41,500. |
| 29“Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.” | 29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan. |
| 30And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred. | 30His military division numbers 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.” | 31The total number who belong to Dan's encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners." |
| 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 Israelites registered by their ancestral houses. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550. |
| 33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses. | 33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just as the LORD had 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. | 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 house. |
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