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 Nahshon 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 Nethaneel the son of Zuar 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 Helon 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 an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

10 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 Elizur the son of Shedeur.

11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

15 And his 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 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.

17 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.

18 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 Elishama the son of Ammihud.

19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

24 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.

25 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 Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26 And his 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 captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

31 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.

32 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.

33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses.

34 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.

Stammarnas olika lägerplatser

Herren talade till Mose och Aron. Han sade: "Israels barn skall slå läger, var och en under sitt baner, vid de fälttecken som hör till deras särskilda familjer. Runt omkring uppenbarelsetältet skall de slå läger, på något avstånd från det. På framsidan, österut, skall Juda slå läger under sitt baner efter sina häravdelningar. Ledare för Juda barn skall vara Nahson, Amminadabs son, med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 74 600 man. Bredvid honom skall Isaskars stam slå läger. Ledare för Isaskars barn skall vara Netanel, Suars son, med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 54 400 man. Därnäst Sebulons stam, och ledare för Sebulons barn skall vara Eliab, Helons son, med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 57 400 man. Alla de inmönstrade som tillhör Juda läger utgör 186 400 man, delade i sina häravdelningar. De skall bryta upp först.

10 Ruben skall slå läger under sitt baner söderut efter sina häravdelningar. Ledare för Rubens barn skall vara Elisur, Sedeurs son, 11 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 46 500 man. 12 Bredvid honom skall Simeons stam slå läger, och ledare för Simeons barn skall vara Selumiel, Surisaddajs son, 13 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 59 300 man. 14 Därnäst Gads stam, och ledare för Gads barn skall vara Eljasaf, Reguels[a] son, 15 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 45 650 man. 16 Alla de inmönstrade som tillhör Rubens läger utgör 151 450 man, delade i sina häravdelningar. De skall bryta upp som nummer två.

17 Sedan skall uppenbarelsetältet gå med leviternas läger i mitten av lägren. I den ordning de slår läger skall de också gå, var och en på sin plats, under sina baner.

18 Efraim skall slå läger under sitt baner västerut, efter sina häravdelningar. Ledare för Efraims barn skall vara Elisama, Ammihuds son, 19 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 40 500 man. 20 Bredvid honom skall Manasse stam slå läger, och ledare för Manasse barn skall vara Gamliel, Pedasurs son, 21 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 32 200 man. 22 Därnäst Benjamins stam, och ledare för Benjamins barn skall vara Abidan, Gideonis son, 23 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 35 400 man. 24 Alla de inmönstrade som tillhör Efraims läger utgör 108 100 man, delade i sina häravdelningar. De skall bryta upp som nummer tre.

25 Dan skall slå läger under sitt baner norrut, efter sina häravdelningar. Ledare för Dans barn skall vara Ahieser, Ammisaddajs son, 26 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 62 700 man. 27 Bredvid honom skall Asers stam slå läger, och ledare för Asers barn skall vara Pagiel, Okrans son, 28 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 41 500 man. 29 Därnäst Naftali stam, och ledare för Naftalis barn skall vara Ahira, Enans son, 30 med de inmönstrade som utgör hans här, 53 400 man. 31 Alla de inmönstrade som tillhör Dans läger utgör 157 600 man. De skall bryta upp sist, under sitt baner." 32 Dessa var de av Israels barn som inmönstrades efter sina familjer. Alla som efter sina häravdelningar inmönstrades i lägren utgjorde 603 550 man. 33 Men leviterna inmönstrades inte med de andra israeliterna, ty så hade Herren befallt Mose.

34 Israels barn gjorde i allt så som Herren hade befallt Mose. De slog läger under sina baner, och de bröt upp var och en i sin släkt, efter sin familj.

Footnotes

  1. 4 Mosebok 2:14 Reguel Andra handskrifter: "Deguel".