Old Testament · Law

Numbers chapter 2

spoke to and , saying:“The Israelites are to set up camp, each person under their own , identified by the of their ancestral families. They are to camp facing the , surrounding it on all sides.”On the , the division under ’s banner will set up camp, organized by their . The leader of Judah’s descendants is son of Amminadab.His numbers 74,600.The tribe of will camp next to them. The leader of Issachar’s descendants is Nethanel son of Zuar.His division numbers 54,400.Then the tribe of . The leader of Zebulun’s descendants is Eliab son of Helon.His division numbers 57,400.The total count for Judah’s camp, organized by military units, is 186,400. They will .On the , the division under ’s banner will be arranged by their military units. The leader of Reuben’s descendants is Elizur son of Shedeur.His division numbers 46,500.The tribe of will camp next to them. The leader of Simeon’s descendants is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.His division numbers 59,300.Then the tribe of . The leader of Gad’s descendants is Eliasaph son of .His division numbers 45,650.The total count for Reuben’s camp, organized by military units, is 151,450. They will march out second.“Then the Tent of Meeting will move out with the of the other divisions. They will march in the same formation they camp in — each person in position, under their own banner.”On the , the division under ’s banner will be arranged by their military units. The leader of Ephraim’s descendants is Elishama son of Ammihud.His division numbers 40,500.The tribe of will be next to them. The leader of Manasseh’s descendants is Gamaliel son of .His division numbers 32,200.Then the tribe of . The leader of Benjamin’s descendants is Abidan son of Gideoni.His division numbers 35,400.The total count for Ephraim’s camp, organized by military units, is 108,100. They will march out third.On the , the division under ’s banner will be arranged by their military units. The leader of Dan’s descendants is Ahiezer son of .His division numbers 62,700.The tribe of will camp next to them. The leader of Asher’s descendants is Pagiel son of Ochran.His division numbers 41,500.Then the tribe of . The leader of Naphtali’s descendants is Ahira son of Enan.His division numbers 53,400.The total count for Dan’s camp is 157,600. They will , under their banners.These are the Israelites as counted by their ancestral families. The total number in the camps, organized by military units, was .The , however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, just as Yahweh had instructed Moses.The Israelites Moses. That is how they set up camp under their banners, and that is how they marched out — each person with their , belonging to their .