| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: | 1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: |
| 2“Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems of his father’s house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting. | 2“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family. |
| 3On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah.” | 3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab, |
| 4And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred. | 4and his division numbers 74,600. |
| 5“Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader 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 army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred. | 6and his division numbers 54,400. |
| 7“Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun.” | 7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon, |
| 8And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred. | 8and his division numbers 57,400. |
| 9“All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—these shall break camp first. | 9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first. |
| 10“On the south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.” | 10On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur, |
| 11And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred. | 11and his division numbers 46,500. |
| 12“Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader 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 army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred. | 13and his division numbers 59,300. |
| 14“Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.” | 14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel, |
| 15And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. | 15and his division numbers 45,650. |
| 16“All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty—they shall be the second to break camp. | 16The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second. |
| 17“And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards. | 17In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard. |
| 18“On the west side shall be the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.” | 18On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud, |
| 19And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred. | 19and his division numbers 40,500. |
| 20“Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader 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 army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred. | 21and his division numbers 32,200. |
| 22“Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.” | 22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni, |
| 23And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred. | 23and his division numbers 35,400. |
| 24“All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Ephraim, one hundred and eight thousand one hundred—they shall be the third to break camp. | 24The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third. |
| 25“The standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.” | 25On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, |
| 26And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred. | 26and his division numbers 62,700. |
| 27“Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader 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 Ocran, |
| 28And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred. | 28and his division numbers 41,500. |
| 29“Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.” | 29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan, |
| 30And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred. | 30and his division numbers 53,400. |
| 31“All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—they shall break camp last, with their standards.” | 31The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.” |
| 32These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. | 32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550. |
| 33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses. | 33But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 34Thus the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; so they camped by their standards and so they broke camp, each one by his family, according to their fathers’ houses. | 34So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family. |
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