Numbers 2
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
1And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:
2“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.
2'The children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting.
3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
3Now those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
4and his division numbers 74,600.
4and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred;
5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
5and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,
6and his division numbers 54,400.
6and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and four hundred;
7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,
7and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,
8and his division numbers 57,400.
8and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred;
9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
9all that were numbered of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts; they shall set forth first.
10On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,
10On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur,
11and his division numbers 46,500.
11and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, forty and six thousand and five hundred;
12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
12and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,
13and his division numbers 59,300.
13and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred;
14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
14and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,
15and his division numbers 45,650.
15and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty;
16The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.
16all that were numbered of the camp of Reuben being a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth second.
17In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.
17Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.
18On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
18On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,
19and his division numbers 40,500.
19and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred;
20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
20and next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the children of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
21and his division numbers 32,200.
21and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and two hundred;
22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,
22and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,
23and his division numbers 35,400.
23and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and five thousand and four hundred;
24The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.
24all that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim being a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth third.
25On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
25On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
26and his division numbers 62,700.
26and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and two thousand and seven hundred;
27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,
27and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,
28and his division numbers 41,500.
28and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty and one thousand and five hundred;
29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,
29and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,
30and his division numbers 53,400.
30and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred;
31The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
31all that were numbered of the camp of Dan being a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by their standards.'
32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.
32These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses; all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
33But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
34So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.
34Thus did the children of Israel: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, each one according to its families, and according to its fathers' houses.
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