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New American Standard Bible 1995

1The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron:

1Now the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

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.

2"The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance.

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.

3"Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

4Those numbered in his division are 74,600.

4and his army, even their numbered men, 74,600.

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.

5"Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar,

6Those numbered in his division are 54,400.

6and his army, even their numbered men, 54,400.

7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.

7"Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,

8Those numbered in his division are 57,400.

8and his army, even his numbered men, 57,400.

9All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front.

9"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Judah: 186,400, by their armies. They shall set out first.

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.

10"On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur,

11Those numbered in his division are 46,500.

11and his army, even their numbered men, 46,500.

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.

12"Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

13Those numbered in his division are 59,300.

13and his army, even their numbered men, 59,300.

14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

14"Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,

15Those numbered in his division are 45,650.

15and his army, even their numbered men, 45,650.

16All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second.

16"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.

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.

17"Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their standards.

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.

18"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud,

19Those numbered in his division are 40,500.

19and his army, even their numbered men, 40,500.

20Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

20"Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,

21Those numbered in his division are 32,200.

21and his army, even their numbered men, 32,200.

22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

22"Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,

23Those numbered in his division are 35,400.

23and his army, even their numbered men, 35,400.

24All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, are 108,100. They will travel third.

24"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Ephraim: 108,100, by their armies. And they shall set out third.

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.

25"On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,

26Those numbered in his division are 62,700.

26and his army, even their numbered men, 62,700.

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.

27"Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran,

28Those numbered in his division are 41,500.

28and his army, even their numbered men, 41,500.

29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.

29"Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,

30Those numbered in his division are 53,400.

30and his army, even their numbered men, 53,400.

31All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards."

31"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall set out last by their standards."

32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.

32These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers' households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.

33But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.

33The Levites, however, were not numbered among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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.

34Thus the sons of Israel did; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, every one by his family according to his father's household.

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