 1 The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron saying, 2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own banner, with the banner of their father's house. They shall pitch far off, around the tabernacle of the congregation. 3 Those who pitch on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall be those of the banner of the camp of Judah, throughout their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. 4 His army and those numbered with them were 74,600. 5 Those that pitch next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. And Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. 6 His army and those numbered with them were 54,400. 7 The tribe of Zebulun. The ruler of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon. 8 His army and those numbered of them were 57,400. 9 All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were 186,400, by their armies. They shall set forth first. 10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies. The ruler of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 His army and those numbered of it, were 46,500. 12 Those who pitch beside him shall be the tribe of Simeon. And the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13 His army and those numbered of them, were 59,300. 14 Then the tribe of Gad. And the ruler of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15 His army and those numbered of them, were 45,650. 16 All numbered in the camp of Reuben were 151,450 throughout their armies. They shall go forward in the second rank. 17 The tabernacle of the congregation shall go forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp. As they camp, so they shall go forward, each man in his place, by their banners. 18 On the west side shall be the banner of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 His army and those numbered with them, were 40,500. 20 Beside him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. And the ruler of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21 His army and those numbered of them, were 32,200. 22 The tribe of Benjamin. The ruler of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 His army and those numbered of them were 35,400. 24 All numbered in the camp of Ephraim were a 108,100 by their armies. They shall go forward in the third rank. 25 The banner of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side of their armies. And the ruler of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 His army and those numbered of them, were 62.700. 27 Those that camp beside him shall be the tribe of Asher. And the ruler of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28 His army and those numbered of them, were 41,500. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali. And the ruler of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30 His army and those numbered of them, were 53,400. 31 All numbered in the camp of Dan were a 157,600. They shall go last with their banners. 32 These are those numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers' house. All those numbered of the camps throughout their armies were 603,550. 33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, even as the Lord commanded Moses. 34 The children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses. So they pitched by their banners, and so they went forward, everyone according to their families, according to the house of their fathers.
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