Numbers 2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 2
Arrangement of the Tribes. 1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2 The Israelites shall camp, each in their own divisions, under the ensigns of their ancestral houses.(A) They shall camp at some distance all around the tent of meeting.
3 [a]Encamped on the east side, toward the sunrise, shall be the divisional camp of Judah, arranged in companies. The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon, son of Amminadab, 4 and the enrollment of his company is seventy-four thousand six hundred. 5 Encamped beside it is the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel, son of Zuar, 6 and the enrollment of his company is fifty-four thousand four hundred. 7 Also the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab, son of Helon, 8 and the enrollment of his company is fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 9 The total enrollment of the camp of Judah by companies is one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They shall be first on the march.
10 The divisional camp of Reuben shall be on the south side, by companies. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur, son of Shedeur, 11 and the enrollment of his company is forty-six thousand five hundred. 12 Encamped beside it is the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, 13 and the enrollment of his company is fifty-nine thousand three hundred. 14 Next is the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph, son of Reuel, 15 and the enrollment of his company is forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. 16 The total enrollment of the camp of Reuben by companies is one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They shall be second on the march.
17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites shall set out in the midst of the divisions. As they camp, so also they will march, each in place, by their divisions.
18 The divisional camp of Ephraim shall be on the west side, by companies. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama, son of Ammihud, 19 and the enrollment of his company is forty thousand five hundred. 20 Beside it shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, 21 and the enrollment of his company is thirty-two thousand two hundred. 22 Also the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan, son of Gideoni, 23 and the enrollment of his company is thirty-five thousand four hundred. 24 The total enrollment of the camp of Ephraim by companies is one hundred and eight thousand one hundred. They shall be third on the march.
25 The divisional camp of Dan shall be on the north side, by companies. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, 26 and the enrollment of his company is sixty-two thousand seven hundred. 27 Encamped beside it shall be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel, son of Ochran, 28 and the enrollment of his company is forty-one thousand five hundred. 29 Also the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira, son of Enan, 30 and the enrollment of his company is fifty-three thousand four hundred. 31 The total enrollment of the camp of Dan is one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall be the last on the march, by divisions.
32 (B)These are the enrollments of the Israelites according to their ancestral houses. The total enrollment of the camps by companies is six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. 33 The Levites, however, were not enrolled with the other Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 34 The Israelites did just as the Lord had commanded Moses; both in camp and on the march they were in their own divisions, everyone by clan and according to ancestral house.
Bamidbar 2
Orthodox Jewish Bible
2 And Hashem spoke unto Moshe and unto Aharon, saying,
2 The Bnei Yisroel shall encamp, each man under his own degel (standard, banner), with the otot (ensigns) of the bais of their avot; some distance from it, around the Ohel Mo’ed must they encamp. [see Yehoshua 3:4]
3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the degel (standard, banner) of the machaneh of Yehudah encamp by their tzvaos: and Nachshon ben Amminadav shall be Nasi of the Bnei Yehudah.[Bereshis 49:10]
4 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
5 And those that do encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Yissakhar; and Netanel ben Tzuar shall be Nasi of the Bnei Yissakhar.
6 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
7 Then the tribe of Zevulun; and Eliav ben Helon shall be Nasi of the Bnei Zevulun.
8 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
9 All that were numbered in the machaneh of Yehudah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, by their tzvaos. These shall set forth first.
10 On the south side shall be the degel (standard, banner) of the machaneh of Reuven according to their tzvaos: and the Nasi of the Bnei Reuven shall be Elitzur ben Shedeur.
11 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
12 And those which encamp by him shall be the tribe of Shim’on; and the Nasi of the Bnei Shim’on shall be Shelumiel ben Tzurishaddai.
13 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
14 Then the tribe of Gad; and the Nasi of the Bnei Gad shall be Elyasaph ben Reuel.
15 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
16 All that were numbered in the machaneh of Reuven were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, by their tzvaos. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
17 Then the Ohel Mo’ed shall set forward with the machaneh of the Levi’im in the midst of the machaneh; as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their degel.
18 On the west side shall be the degel of the machaneh of Ephrayim according to their tzvaos; and the Nasi of the Bnei Ephrayim shall be Elishama ben Ammihud.
19 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And by him shall be the tribe of Menasheh; and the Nasi of the Bnei Menasheh shall be Gamli’el ben Pedahtzur.
21 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
22 Then the tribe of Binyamin; and the Nasi of the Bnei Binyamin shall be Avidan ben Gideoni.
23 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
24 All that were numbered of the machaneh of Ephrayim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, by their tzvaos. And they shall go forward in the third rank.
25 The degel (standard, banner) of the machaneh of Dan shall be on the north side by their tzvaos; and the Nasi of the Bnei Dan shall be Achiezer ben Ammishaddai.
26 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the Nasi of the Bnei Asher shall be Pagiel ben Ochran.
28 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali; and the Nasi of the Bnei Naphtali shall be Achira ben Enan.
30 And his tz’va (host), and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
31 All they that were numbered in the machaneh of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall break camp last with their degel (standard, banner).
32 These are those which were numbered of the Bnei Yisroel by the bais of their avot; all those that were numbered of the machanot by their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
33 But the Levi’im were not counted with the Bnei Yisroel; as Hashem commanded Moshe.
34 And the Bnei Yisroel did according to all that Hashem commanded Moshe; so they encamped by the degelim (standards, banners) of them, and so they set forward, every one after their mishpekhot, according to the bais of their avot.
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