8 And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—athese shall break camp first.
10 “On the asouth side shallbe the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shallbe Elizur the son of Shedeur.”
11 And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 “Those who camp next to him shallbe the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shallbe Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.”
13 And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 “Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shallbe Eliasaph the son of Reuel.”
15 And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
16 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty—athey shall be the second to break camp.
17a“And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the1 camp of the Levites bin the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their3 standards.
18 “On the west side shallbe the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shallbe Elishama the son of Ammihud.”
19 And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.
20 “Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the children of Manasseh shallbe Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.”
21 And his army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 “Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shallbe Abidan the son of Gideoni.”
23 And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Ephraim, one hundred and eight thousand one hundred—athey shall be the third to break camp.
25 “The1 standard of the forces with Dan shallbe on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shallbe Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.”
26 And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 “Those who camp next to him shallbe the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shallbe Pagiel the son of Ocran.”
28 And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 “Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shallbe Ahira the son of Enan.”
30 And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 “All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—athey shall break camp last, with their2 standards.”
32 These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. aAll who were numbered according to their armies of the forces were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
33 But athe Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
NUMBERS. This book is so called because it contains an account of the enumeration and arrangement of the Israelites. The early part of it, from the first through the tenth chapters, appears to be a supplement to Leviticus, being occupied with relating the appointment of the Levites to the sacred offices. The journal of the march through the wilderness is then given as far as Numbers 21:20; after which the early incidents of the invasion are narrated. One direct quotation only from this book (Numbers 16:5) is made in the New Testament (II Timothy 2:19); but indirect references to it by the later sacred writers are very numerous.
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