Numbers 2
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The Order of the Camps

1And ye LORDE spake vnto Moses and Aaron, & sayde: 2The childre of Israel shal pitch rounde aboute ye Tabernacle of wytnesse, euery one vnder his banner & tokens, after their fathers houses. 3On the East syde shall Iuda pitch with his banner & hoost, their captayne Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab. 4And his armie in the summe, foure & seuentie thousande and sixe hundreth. 5Nexte vnto him shal the trybe of Isachar pitch, their captayne Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar: 6and his armye in the summe, foure and fiftye thousande and foure hundreth. 7The trybe of Zabulon also, their captayne Eliab the sonne of Helon: 8his armye in the summe, seuen and fiftie thousande and foure hundreth. 9So yt all they which beloge to ye hoost of Iuda, be in the summe an C. sixe and foure score thousande, & foure hundreth be longinge to their armye, & they shall go before.

10On the South side shall lye the pauylions & baner of Ruben wt their hoost, their captaine Elizur ye sonne of Sedeur: 11& his armie in the summe, sixe & fourtie thousande, & fyue C. 12Nexte vnto him shal the trybe of Simeon pitch, their captayne Selumiel ye sonne of Zuri Sadai: 13& his armie in ye summe, nyne and fiftie thousande, and thre hundreth. 14The trybe of Gad also, their captayne Eliasaph ye sonne of Deguel: 15& his armye in the summe, fyue & fourtye thousande, sixe hundreth & fiftie. 16So that all they which belonge to the hoost of Ruben, be in the summe, an hundreth, one & fiftie thousande, foure hudreth and fiftye, belonginge to their armye. And they shall be the seconde in the iourney.

17After that shall the Tabernacle of wytnesse go wt the hoost of the Leuites eue in ye myddes amoge the hoostes: & as they lye in their tentes, so shal they go forth also, euery one in his place vnder his baner.

18On the West syde shall lye ye pauylions & baner of Ephraim wt their hoost: their captayne shalbe Elisama sonne of Amihud, 19and his armye in the summe, fourtye thousande and fyue hundreth. 20Nexte vnto him shal ye trybe of Manasse pitch, their captayne Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur: 21his armye in the summe, two and thirtie thousande & two hudreth. 22The trybe of Ben Iamin also, their captayne Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni: 23his armye in the summe, fyue and thirtie thousande & foure hundreth. 24So yt all they which belonge to the hoost of Ephraim, be in the summe, an hundreth thousande, eight thousande, & an hudreth, belonginge to his armie. And they shal be the thirde in the iourney.

25On the North syde shal lye ye pauylions & baner of Dan with their hoost: their captayne Ahieser ye sonne of Ammi Sadai, 26his armye in the summe, two and sixtye thousande and seue hundreth. 27Nexte vnto him shal the trybe of Asser pitche: their captayne Pagiel ye sonne of Ochran, 28his army in the summe, one and fourtie thousande, and fyue hundreth. 29The trybe of Nephthali also, their captayne Ahira the sonne of Enan: 30his armye in the summe, thre & fiftye thousande & foure hudreth. 31So yt all they which belonge to the hoost of Dan, be in the summe, an hudreth thousande, seuen & fiftie thousande, & sixe hundreth. And they shalbe the last in the iourney with their baners.

32This is the summe of the children of Israel, after their fathers houses and armyes with their hoostes: euen sixe hundreth thousande, & thre thousande, fyue hudreth & fiftie. 33But ye Leuites were not nombred in ye summe amonge the childre of Israel, as ye LORDE comaunded Moses. 34And ye childre of Israel dyd all as the LORDE comaunded Moses. And so they pitched vnder their baners, & toke their iourney, euery one in his kynred, acordinge to the house of their fathers.


Coverdale Bible of 1535

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