Numbers 2
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
World English Bible
1And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:
1The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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.
2“The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it.
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,
3“Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
4and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred;
4His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
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,
5“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
6and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and four hundred;
6His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon,
7“The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
8and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred;
8His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
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.
9“All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.
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,
10“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, forty and six thousand and five hundred;
11His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
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,
12“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
13and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred;
13His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14and the tribe of Gad; the prince of the children of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel,
14“The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty;
15His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
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.
16“All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.
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.
17“Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.
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,
18“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred;
19His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
20and next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the children of Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
20“Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and two hundred;
21His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,
22“The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and five thousand and four hundred;
23His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
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.
24“All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.
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,
25“On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and two thousand and seven hundred;
26His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
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,
27“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
28and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty and one thousand and five hundred;
28His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
29and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,
29“The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
30and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred;
30His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
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.'
31“All who were counted of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”
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.
32These are those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
33But the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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.
34Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.
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