Numbers 2 (ARST)

1Then Yahweh told Moses and Aaron,Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

2“Israelites must set up their tents next to their own tribal flags and the emblems that represent their ancestral families. They must set up their tents at some distance around the sacred tent.“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.

3Those{ Israelite tribes} who set up their tents on the eastern side{ of the sacred tent} must be together near the tribal flag of those who descended from Judah.{ They must set up their tents} by their army divisions. Amminadab’ s son Nahshon leads those who descended from Judah.On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

4The soldiers he leads are the 74, 600 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 74,600.

5The tribe that descended from Issachar must set up their tents next to{ the tents of} the tribe that descended from Judah. Zuar’ s son Nethanel leads the tribe that descended from Issachar.The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,

6The soldiers he leads are the 54, 400 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 54,400.

7The tribe that descended from Zebulun{ will also set up their tents beside the tribe that descended from Judah}. Helon’ s son Eliab leads those who descended from Zebulun.Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

8The soldiers he leads are the 57, 400 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 57,400.

9You counted 186, 400 men in total by their army divisions who descended from Judah and{ those tribes who} set up their tents{ with them}. These three tribes will start walking first{ whenever the Israelites} travel to a new location.The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

10{ Those Israelite tribes who set up their tents} on the south side{ of the sacred tent}{ must be together near} the tribal flag of those who descended from Reuben.{ They must set up their tents} by their army divisions. Shedeur’ s son Elizur leads those who descended from Reuben.On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,

11The soldiers he leads are the 46, 500 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 46,500.

12The tribe that descended from Simeon must set up their tents next to{ the tents of} the tribe that descended from Reuben. Zurishaddai’ s son Shelumiel leads the tribe that descended from Simeon.The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

13The soldiers he leads are the 59, 300 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 59,300.

14The tribe that descended from Gad{ will also set up their tents beside the tribe that descended from Reuben}. Reuel’ s son Eliasaph leads those who descended from Gad.Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

15The soldiers he leads are the 45, 650 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 45,650.

16You counted 151, 450 men in total by their army divisions who descended from Reuben and{ those tribes who} set up their tents{ with them}. These three tribes will start walking second{ whenever the Israelites} travel to a new location.The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

17{ Whenever the Israelites} travel to a new location, the tribe that descended from Levi will carry the sacred tent and travel in the middle of the other tribes. The Israelites will travel in the exact same order in which they set up their tents,{ and everyone will travel} in order by their tribal flags.In 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{ Those Israelite tribes who set up their tents} on the west side{ of the sacred tent}{ must be together near} the tribal flag of those who descended from Ephraim.{ They must set up their tents} by their army divisions. Ammihud’ s son Elishama leads those who descended from Ephraim.On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,

19The soldiers he leads are the 40, 500 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 40,500.

20The tribe that descended from Manasseh{ must set up their tents} next to{ the tents of} the tribe that descended from Ephraim. Pedahzur’ s son Gamaliel leads the tribe that descended from Manasseh.The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

21The soldiers he leads are the 32, 200 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 32,200.

22The tribe that descended from Benjamin{ will also set up their tents beside the tribe that descended from Ephraim}. Gideoni’ s son Abidan leads those who descended from Benjamin.Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,

23The soldiers he leads are the 35, 400 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 35,400.

24You counted 108, 100 men in total by their army divisions who descended from Ephraim and{ those tribes who} set up their tents{ with them}. These three tribes will start walking third{ when the Israelites} move to a new location.The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

25{ Those Israelite tribes who set up their tents} on the north side{ of the sacred tent}{ must be together near} the tribal flag of those who descended from Dan.{ They must set up their tents} by their army divisions. Ammishaddai’ s son Ahiezer leads those who descended from Dan.On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,

26The soldiers he leads are the 62, 700 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 62,700.

27The tribe that descended from Asher must set up their tents next to{ the tents of} the tribe that descended from Dan. Okran’ s son Pagiel leads the tribe that descended from Asher.The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

28The soldiers he leads are the 41, 500 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 41,500.

29The tribe that descended from Naphtali{ will also set up their tents beside the tribe that descended from Dan}. Enan’ s son Ahira leads those who descended from Naphtali.Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

30The soldiers he leads are the 53, 400 men{ from his tribe} whom you counted.and his division numbers 53,400.

31You counted 157, 600 men in total who descended from Dan and{ those tribes who} set up their tents{ with them}. These three tribes will start walking after all the other tribes{ when the Israelites} move to a new location by their tribal flags.”The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

32These are the Israelites whom Moses and Aaron counted by their ancestral families. They counted 603, 550 men in total who set up their tents by their army divisions.These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

33However, they did not count the Levites along with the other Israelites. This is what Yahweh had ordered Moses{ to do}.But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

34So the Israelites did exactly everything that Yahweh had ordered Moses{ to tell them to do}. Everyone set up their tents by their own tribal flags and traveled by their tribal groups and ancestral families.So 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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