Holman Christian Standard Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: "

1Now the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

2The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:

2"The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' households; they shall camp around the tent of meeting at a distance.

3Judah's military divisions will camp on the east side toward the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

3"Now those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab,

4His military division numbers 74,600.

4and his army, even their numbered men, 74,600.

5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar.

5"Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and the leader of the sons of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar,

6His military division numbers 54,400.

6and his army, even their numbered men, 54,400.

7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon.

7"Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of the sons of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon,

8His military division numbers 57,400.

8and his army, even his numbered men, 57,400.

9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah's encampment is 186,400; they will move out first.

9"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Judah: 186,400, by their armies. They shall set out first.

10Reuben's military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur.

10"On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur,

11His military division numbers 46,500.

11and his army, even their numbered men, 46,500.

12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

12"Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the sons of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

13His military division numbers 59,300.

13and his army, even their numbered men, 59,300.

14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

14"Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the sons of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel,

15His military division numbers 45,650.

15and his army, even their numbered men, 45,650.

16The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben's encampment is 151,450; they will move out second.

16"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.

17The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites' camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners.

17"Then the tent of meeting shall set out with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; just as they camp, so they shall set out, every man in his place by their standards.

18Ephraim's military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud.

18"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud,

19His military division numbers 40,500.

19and his army, even their numbered men, 40,500.

20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

20"Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the sons of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,

21His military division numbers 32,200.

21and his army, even their numbered men, 32,200.

22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni.

22"Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the sons of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni,

23His military division numbers 35,400.

23and his army, even their numbered men, 35,400.

24The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim's encampment number 108,100; they will move out third.

24"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Ephraim: 108,100, by their armies. And they shall set out third.

25Dan's military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

25"On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by their armies, and the leader of the sons of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,

26His military division numbers 62,700.

26and his army, even their numbered men, 62,700.

27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran.

27"Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the sons of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran,

28His military division numbers 41,500.

28and his army, even their numbered men, 41,500.

29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan.

29"Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the sons of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan,

30His military division numbers 53,400.

30and his army, even their numbered men, 53,400.

31The total number who belong to Dan's encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners."

31"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall set out last by their standards."

32These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral houses. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550.

32These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers' households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.

33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

33The Levites, however, were not numbered among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

34The Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped by their banners in this way and moved out the same way, each man by his clan and by his ancestral house.

34Thus the sons of Israel did; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set out, every one by his family according to his father's household.

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