2:1  THE LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

2:2  The Israelites shall encamp, each by his own [tribal] standard {or} banner with the ensign of his father's house, opposite the Tent of Meeting {and} facing it on every side.

2:3  On the east side toward the sunrise shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah encamp by their companies; Nahshon son of Amminadab being the leader of the sons of Judah.

2:4  Judah's host as numbered totaled 74,600.

2:5  Next to Judah the tribe of Issachar shall encamp, Nethanel son of Zuar being the leader of the sons of Issachar.

2:6  Issachar's host as numbered totaled 54,400.

2:7  Then the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon being the leader of the sons of Zebulun.

2:8  Zebulun's host as numbered totaled 57,400.

2:9  All these [three tribes] numbered in the camp of Judah totaled 186,400. They shall set forth first [on the march].

2:10  On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the leader of the sons of Reuben being Elizur son of Shedeur.

2:11  Reuben's host as numbered totaled 46,500.

2:12  Those who encamp next to Reuben shall be the tribe of Simeon, the leader of the sons of Simeon being Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

2:13  Simeon's host as numbered totaled 59,300.

2:14  Then the tribe of Gad, the leader of the sons of Gad being Eliasaph son of Reuel (Deuel).

2:15  Gad's host as numbered totaled 45,650.

2:16  The whole number in [the three tribes of] the camp of Reuben was 151,450. They shall take second place [on the march].

2:17  Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so shall they set forward, every man in his place, standard after standard.

2:18  On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the leader of the sons of Ephraim being Elishama son of Ammihud.

2:19  Ephraim's host as numbered totaled 40,500.

2:20  Beside Ephraim shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the leader of the sons of Manasseh being Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

2:21  Manasseh's host as numbered totaled 32,200.

2:22  Then the tribe of Benjamin, the leader of the sons of Benjamin being Abidan son of Gideoni.

2:23  Benjamin's host as numbered totaled 35,400.

2:24  The whole number [of the three tribes] in the camp of Ephraim totaled 108,100. They shall go forward in third place.

2:25  The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side [of the tabernacle] by their companies, the leader of the sons of Dan being Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

2:26  Dan's host as numbered totaled 62,700.

2:27  Encamped next to Dan shall be the tribe of Asher, the leader of the sons of Asher being Pagiel son of Ochran.

2:28  Asher's host as numbered totaled 41,500.

2:29  Then the tribe of Naphtali, the leader of the sons of Naphtali being Ahira son of Enan.

2:30  Naphtali's host as numbered totaled 53,400.

2:31  The whole number [of the three tribes] in the camp of Dan totaled 157,600. They shall set out last, standard after standard.

2:32  These are the Israelites as numbered by their fathers' houses. All in the camps who were numbered by their companies were 603,550.

2:33  But the Levites were not numbered with the Israelites, for so the Lord commanded Moses.

2:34  Thus the Israelites did according to all the Lord commanded Moses; so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone with his [tribal] families, according to his father's house.