| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: " |
| 2Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. | 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: |
| 3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. | 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. |
| 4And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. | 4His military division numbers 74,600. |
| 5And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. | 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar. |
| 6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. | 6His military division numbers 54,400. |
| 7Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. | 7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon. |
| 8And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. | 8His military division numbers 57,400. |
| 9All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth. | 9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah's encampment is 186,400; they will move out first. |
| 10On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. | 10Reuben's military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur. |
| 11And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. | 11His military division numbers 46,500. |
| 12And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. | 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 13And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. | 13His military division numbers 59,300. |
| 14Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. | 14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel. |
| 15And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. | 15His military division numbers 45,650. |
| 16All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank. | 16The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben's encampment is 151,450; they will move out second. |
| 17Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. | 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. |
| 18On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. | 18Ephraim's military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud. |
| 19And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. | 19His military division numbers 40,500. |
| 20And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. | 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 21And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. | 21His military division numbers 32,200. |
| 22Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. | 22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 23And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. | 23His military division numbers 35,400. |
| 24All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank. | 24The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim's encampment number 108,100; they will move out third. |
| 25The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. | 25Dan's military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 26And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. | 26His military division numbers 62,700. |
| 27And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. | 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran. |
| 28And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. | 28His military division numbers 41,500. |
| 29Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. | 29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan. |
| 30And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. | 30His military division numbers 53,400. |
| 31All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. | 31The total number who belong to Dan's encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners." |
| 32These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. | 32These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral houses. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550. |
| 33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses. | 33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 34And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers. | 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. |
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