Chapter 2
Numbers
Verse 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, Verse 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. Verse 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, Verse 4his company as listed being 74,600. Verse 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, Verse 6his company as listed being 54,400. Verse 7Then the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon, Verse 8his company as listed being 57,400. Verse 9All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. They shall set out first on the march.
Verse 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, Verse 11his company as listed being 46,500. Verse 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, Verse 13his company as listed being 59,300. Verse 14Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel, Verse 15his company as listed being 45,650. Verse 16All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second.
Verse 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.
Verse 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, Verse 19his company as listed being 40,500. Verse 20And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, Verse 21his company as listed being 32,200. Verse 22Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni, Verse 23his company as listed being 35,400. Verse 24All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their companies, were 108,100. They shall set out third on the march.
Verse 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, Verse 26his company as listed being 62,700. Verse 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, Verse 28his company as listed being 41,500. Verse 29Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, Verse 30his company as listed being 53,400. Verse 31All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.”
Verse 32These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers’ houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were 603,550. Verse 33But the Levites were not listed among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Verse 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.
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