| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: " | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron: |
| 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: | 2"Every one of the Israelites must camp under his standard with the emblems of his family; they must camp at some distance around the tent of meeting. |
| 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. | 3"Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. |
| 4His military division numbers 74,600. | 4Those numbered in his division are 74,600. |
| 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar. | 5Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. |
| 6His military division numbers 54,400. | 6Those numbered in his division are 54,400. |
| 7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon. | 7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. |
| 8His military division numbers 57,400. | 8Those numbered in his division are 57,400. |
| 9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah's encampment is 186,400; they will move out first. | 9All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front. |
| 10Reuben's military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur. | 10"On 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. |
| 11His military division numbers 46,500. | 11Those numbered in his division are 46,500. |
| 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. | 12Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 13His military division numbers 59,300. | 13Those numbered in his division are 59,300. |
| 14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel. | 14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel. |
| 15His military division numbers 45,650. | 15Those numbered in his division are 45,650. |
| 16The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben's encampment is 151,450; they will move out second. | 16All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second. |
| 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. | 17"Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard. |
| 18Ephraim's military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud. | 18"On 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 Amihud. |
| 19His military division numbers 40,500. | 19Those numbered in his division are 40,500. |
| 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. | 20Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 21His military division numbers 32,200. | 21Those numbered in his division are 32,200. |
| 22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni. | 22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 23His military division numbers 35,400. | 23Those numbered in his division are 35,400. |
| 24The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim's encampment number 108,100; they will move out third. | 24All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, are 108,100. They will travel third. |
| 25Dan's military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. | 25"On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 26His military division numbers 62,700. | 26Those numbered in his division are 62,700. |
| 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran. | 27Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran. |
| 28His military division numbers 41,500. | 28Those numbered in his division are 41,500. |
| 29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan. | 29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. |
| 30His military division numbers 53,400. | 30Those numbered in his division are 53,400. |
| 31The total number who belong to Dan's encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners." | 31All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards." |
| 32These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral houses. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550. | 32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550. |
| 33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 33But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 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. | 34So the Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they camped under their standards, and that is the way they traveled, each with his clan and family. |
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