Numbers 2




1.  And the LORD spake * unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying * ,

2.  Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch * by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch * .

3.  And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch * throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

4.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

5.  And those that do pitch * next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

6.  And his host, and those that were numbered * thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

7.  Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

8.  And his host, and those that were numbered * thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

9.  All that were numbered * in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies.These shall first set forth * .

10.  On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

11.  And his host, and those that were numbered * thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

12.  And those which pitch * by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

13.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

14.  Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

15.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

16.  All that were numbered * in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth * in the second rank.

17.  Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward * with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp * , so shall they set forward * , every man in his place by their standards.

18.  On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

19.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

20.  And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh:and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

21.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

22.  Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

24.  All that were numbered * of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward * in the third rank.

25.  The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

27.  And those that encamp * by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

28.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

29.  Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

30.  And his host, and those that were numbered * of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

31.  All they that were numbered * in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go * hindmost with their standards.

32.  These are those which were numbered * of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered * of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

33.  But the Levites were not numbered * among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded * Moses.

34.  And the children of Israel did * according to all that the LORD commanded * Moses: so they pitched * by their standards, and so they set forward * , every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.