The Order of the Camps

1And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2“Each one shall make camp, by their troops, as well as by their insignia and standards, and by the houses of their kinships, all around the tabernacle of the covenant.” 3To the east, Judah shall fix his tents, by the companies of his army. And the leader of his sons shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 4And the entire total of the fighting men from his stock was seventy-four thousand six hundred. 5Beside him, those of the tribe of Issachar were encamped, whose leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar. 6And the entire number of his fighting men was fifty-four thousand four hundred. 7In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon. 8All the army of fighting men from his stock were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 9All who were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. And these, by their companies, shall go forth first.

10In the camp of the sons of Ruben, toward the south side, the leader shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred. 12Beside him, those of the tribe of Simeon were encamped, whose leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. 14In the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty. 16All who were counted in the camp of Ruben were one hundred fifty thousand and one thousand four hundred fifty, by their companies. These shall advance in the second place.

17But the tabernacle of the testimony shall be lifted up by the officers of the Levites and their companies. In the manner in which it is set up, so also shall it be taken down. Each one shall advance according to their places and ranks.

18On the west side, there shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose leader was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred. 20And with them was the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, whose leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred. 22In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23And the entire army of his fighting men, who were counted, were thirty-five thousand four hundred. 24All who were numbered in the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, by their companies. These shall advance third.

25Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. 27Beside him, those of the tribe of Asher fixed their tents, whose leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran. 28The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred. 29From the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan. 30The entire army of his fighting men were fifty-three thousand four hundred. 31All who were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred; and these shall advance at the very end.

32This is the number of the sons of Israel, of their army divided by the houses of their kinships and their companies: six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty. 33But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel. For so the Lord had instructed Moses. 34And the sons of Israel acted according to all the things that the Lord had commanded. They were encamped by their companies, and they advanced by the families and houses of their fathers.