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Numbers 2
1599 Geneva Bible
Numbers 2
1599 Geneva Bible
2 2 The order of the tents, and the names of the Captains of the Israelites.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, and to Aaron, saying,
2 [a]Every man of the children of Israel shall camp by his standard, and under the ensign of their father’s house: far off, about the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall they pitch.
3 On the East side toward the rising of the sun, shall they of the standard of the host of Judah pitch according to their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be [b]captain of the sons of Judah.
4 And his host and the number of them were seventy and four thousand and six hundred.
5 Next unto him shall they of the tribe [c]of Issachar pitch, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the captain of the sons of Issachar:
6 And his host and the number thereof were four and fifty thousand, and four hundred.
7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon captain over the sons of Zebulun:
8 And his host and the number thereof seven and fifty thousand and four hundred:
9 The whole number of the [d]host of Judah are an hundred fourscore and six thousand, and four hundred according to their armies: they shall first set forth.
10 ¶ On the South side shall be the standard of the host [e]of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain over the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 And his host and the number thereof, six and forty thousand and five hundred.
12 And by him shall the tribe of Simeon pitch, and the captain over the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai:
13 And his host, and the number of them, nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.
14 And the tribe of Gad, and the captain over the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of [f]Deuel:
15 And his host and the number of them were five and forty thousand, six hundred and fifty.
16 All the number of the camp of Reuben were an hundred and one and fifty thousand, and four hundred and fifty according to their armies, and they shall set forth in the second place.
17 ¶ Then the Tabernacle of the Congregation shall go with the host of the Levites, in the [g]midst of the camp as they have pitched, so shall they go forward, every man in his order, according to their standards.
18 ¶ [h]The standard of the camp of Ephraim shall be toward the West according to their armies: and the captain over the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud:
19 And his host and the number of them were forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh and the captain over the sons of Manasseh, shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur:
21 And his host and the number of them were two and thirty thousand and two hundred.
22 And the tribe of Benjamin, and the captain over the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan, the son of Gideoni:
23 And his host, and the number of them were five and thirty thousand and four hundred.
24 All the number of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred and eight thousand and one hundred according to their armies, and they shall go in the third place.
25 ¶ The standard of the host of [i]Dan shall be toward the North according to their armies: and the captain over the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai:
26 And his host and the number of them were two and threescore thousand and seven hundred.
27 And by him shall the tribe of Asher pitch, and the captain over the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
28 And his host and the number of them were one and forty thousand, and five hundred.
29 ¶ Then the tribe of Naphtali, and the captain over the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan:
30 And his host and the number of them were three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
31 All the number of the host of Dan was an hundred and seven and fifty thousand and six hundred: they shall go hindmost with their standards.
32 ¶ These are the [j]sums of the children of Israel by the houses of their fathers, all the number of the host, according to their armies, six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses: so they pitched according to their [k]standards, and so they journeyed every one with his families, according to the houses of their fathers.
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- Numbers 2:2 In the twelve tribes were four principle standards, so that every three tribes had their standard.
- Numbers 2:3 Or, prince.
- Numbers 2:5 Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun the sons of Leah were of the first standard.
- Numbers 2:9 Of them which were contained under that name.
- Numbers 2:10 Reuben and Simeon, the sons of Leah, and Gad the son of Zilpah her maid, were of the second standard.
- Numbers 2:14 Or, Reuel.
- Numbers 2:17 Because it might be in equal distance from each one, and all indifferently have recourse thereunto.
- Numbers 2:18 Because Ephraim and Manasseh supplied the place of Joseph their father, they are taken to be Rachel’s children, so they and Benjamin make the third standard.
- Numbers 2:25 Dan and Naphtali the sons of Bilhah Rachel’s maid with Asher the son of Zilpah make the fourth standard.
- Numbers 2:32 Which were of twenty years and above.
- Numbers 2:34 For under every one of the four principal standards were divers signs to keep every band.
Numbers 2
New International Version
Numbers 2
New International Version
The Arrangement of the Tribal Camps
2 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2 “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard(A) and holding the banners of their family.”
3 On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.(B) 4 His division numbers 74,600.
5 The tribe of Issachar(C) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.(D) 6 His division numbers 54,400.
7 The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.(E) 8 His division numbers 57,400.
9 All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.(F)
10 On the south(G) will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.(H) 11 His division numbers 46,500.
12 The tribe of Simeon(I) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.(J) 13 His division numbers 59,300.
14 The tribe of Gad(K) will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.[a](L) 15 His division numbers 45,650.
16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben,(M) according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.
17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites(N) will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.
18 On the west(O) will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim(P) under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.(Q) 19 His division numbers 40,500.
20 The tribe of Manasseh(R) will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.(S) 21 His division numbers 32,200.
22 The tribe of Benjamin(T) will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.(U) 23 His division numbers 35,400.
24 All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim,(V) according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.(W)
25 On the north(X) will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard.(Y) The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.(Z) 26 His division numbers 62,700.
27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.(AA) 28 His division numbers 41,500.
29 The tribe of Naphtali(AB) will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.(AC) 30 His division numbers 53,400.
31 All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last,(AD) under their standards.
32 These are the Israelites, counted according to their families.(AE) All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.(AF) 33 The Levites, however, were not counted(AG) along with the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.
34 So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family.
Footnotes
- Numbers 2:14 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also 1:14); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Reuel
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