Arrangement of the Camps

2 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ² “The sons of Israel shall camp, each by his own standard, with the ^[a]banners of their fathers’ households; they shall camp around the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle), but at a distance. ³ Those who camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the ^[b]standard of the camp of Judah, by their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall lead the sons of Judah, ⁴ and his army as numbered totaled 74,600. ⁵ Next to Judah [on the east side] the tribe of Issachar shall encamp; and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall lead the sons of Issachar, ⁶ and his army as numbered totaled 54,400. ⁷ Then [also on the east side] the tribe of Zebulun; and Eliab the son of Helon shall lead the sons of Zebulun, ⁸ and his army as numbered totaled 57,400. ⁹ The total of the numbered men [in the three tribes on the east side] in the camp of Judah was 186,400, by their armies. They shall move out first [on the march].

¹⁰ “On the south side shall be the ^[c]standard of the camp of Reuben, by their armies; and Elizur the son of Shedeur shall lead the sons of Reuben, ¹¹ and his army as numbered totaled 46,500. ¹² Those who camp next to Reuben [on the south side] shall be the tribe of Simeon; and Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai shall lead the sons of Simeon, ¹³ and his army as numbered totaled 59,300. ¹⁴ Then [completing the south side] the tribe of Gad; and Eliasaph the son of Reuel (Deuel) shall lead the sons of Gad, ¹⁵ and his army as numbered totaled 45,650. ¹⁶ The total of the numbered men [in the three tribes on the south side] in the camp of Reuben was 151,450, by their armies. They shall move out second [on the march].

¹⁷ “Then the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the [other] camps; just as they camp so shall they move out, every man in his place by their standards.

¹⁸ “On the west side shall be the ^[d]standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their armies; and Elishama the son of Ammihud shall lead the sons of Ephraim, ¹⁹ and his army as numbered totaled 40,500. ²⁰ Beside Ephraim [on the west side] shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur shall lead the sons of Manasseh, ²¹ and his army as numbered totaled 32,200. ²² Then [completing the west side shall be] the tribe of Benjamin; and Abidan the son of Gideoni shall lead the sons of Benjamin, ²³ and his army as numbered totaled 35,400. ²⁴ The total of the numbered men [of the three tribes on the west side] in the camp of Ephraim was 108,100, by their armies. They shall move out in third place.

²⁵ “On the north side shall be the ^[e]standard of the camp of Dan, by their armies; and Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai shall lead the sons of Dan, ²⁶ and his army as numbered totaled 62,700. ²⁷ Encamped next to Dan [on the north side] shall be the tribe of Asher; and Pagiel the son of Ochran shall lead the sons of Asher, ²⁸ and his army as numbered totaled 41,500. ²⁹ Then [completing the north side] comes the tribe of Naphtali; and Ahira the son of Enan shall lead the sons of Naphtali, ³⁰ and his army as numbered totaled 53,400. ³¹ The total of the numbered men [of the three tribes on the north side] in the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall move out last, ^[f]standard after standard.”

³² These are the men of the Israelites [twenty years old and upward] as numbered by their fathers’ households. The total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550. ³³ But the Levites were not numbered with the [other] Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. ³⁴ Thus the Israelites did [as ordered]; according to everything the Lord had commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they moved out, everyone with his family (clan), according to his fathers’ household.