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.”
The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles:
Numbers 2:14
Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Numbers 2:10:
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