Chapter 2 And the LORD spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying, Every 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.
And 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 Noshan, the son of Amminadab, shall be captain of the children of Judah.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen
thousand and six hundred.
And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar.
And Nathanael, the son of Zuhar, shall be captain of the children of
Issachar.
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and
four hundred.
Then the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab, the son of Helan, shall be captain of the
children of Zebulun.
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and
four hundred.
All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were in hundred thousand and
fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred throughout their armies.
These shall first set forth.
On 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 Eliezer, the son of Shadyr.
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and
five hundred.
And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the capital of the
children of Simeon shall be Shalumiel, the son of Zoroashadai.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and
three hundred.
Then the tribe of Gad, and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliaseb,
the son of Rûl.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and
six hundred and fifty.
All 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.
Then 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.
On 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 Elishema, the son of Amahad.
And his host and those that were numbered of them were forty thousand and five
hundred.
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh.
And the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel, the son of
Padazer.
And his host and those that were numbered of them were thirty and two thousand and
two hundred.
Then the tribe of Benjamin and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidin,
the son of Gideoni.
And his host and those that were numbered of them were thirty and five thousand and
four hundred.
All 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.
The 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 Ahazer, the son of Amashaddai.
And his host and those that were numbered of them were threescore and two thousand
and seven hundred.
And those that encamp by him shall be of the tribe of Asher, and the captain of the
children of Asher shall be Pageil, the son of Achron.
And his host and those that were numbered of them were forty and one thousand and
five hundred.
Then the tribe of Naphtali and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be
Ahira, the son of Enan.
And his host and those that were numbered of them were fifty and three thousand and
four hundred.
All 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.
These 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.
But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord
commanded Moses.
And 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.