THE FOURTH BOOK OF
MOSES,
called
N U M B E R S
Numbers 2 ©
Order for the tribes camping round about the tabernacle and their marching, v.1, etc. The tribe of Judah was to camp on the east side of the tabernacle with Issachar and Zebulon, who in marching were the first in the journey, 3. The tribe of Reuben on the south side with Simeon and Gad, marching in the second rank, 10. Upon them the tabernacle was to follow, and the Levites were to camp round about the same, 17. The tribe of Ephraim with Manasseh and Benjamin kept the west side, and the third rank in the march, 18. Dan with Asher and Naphtali had the north quarter in the camp, and brought up the rear in marching, 25. The conclusion of this chapter, 32.
AND the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own 1standard, with the 2ensign of their father's house: far off 3about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
And on the east side 4toward 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.
5Then 6the 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 7of Judah were an 8hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall 9first 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 Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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 captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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 Eliasaph the son of 10Reuel.
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 11second 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 12in his place by their standards.
¶ 13On 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.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
And by him shall be the 14tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
15Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan 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 16hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the 17third 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 Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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 the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
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 18hindmost 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 sixa hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
But the Levites were not numbered 19among the children of Israel; asb 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.