1The order of the tribes in their tents and in their marches. 3Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, on the east; the first division. 10Reuben, Simeon, Gad, on the south; the second division. 17The place of the tabernacle with the Levites in the midst. 18Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin, on the west; the third division. 25On the north, Dan, Asher, Naphtali; these bring up the rear. 32Recapitulation.
1AND the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2Every aman of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own *standard, with the *ensign of their father's house: far off 1about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
*standard-flag, banner.
*ensign-flag, banner, esp. a military one.
1Heb. over against. Jos. 3.4.
a ch. 1.52. 1Co. 14.33,40. Phi. 1.27. Col. 2.5,19. Eze. 43.7. Ps. 76.11. Re. 4.2-4.
3And bon the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the *standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and cNahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
*standard-flag, banner.
b Ge. 49.8-10. ch. 10.14-16; 1.26-31; 26.19-22. c Ex. 6.23.
4And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
5And dthose 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.
d ch. 1.28,29; 10.15; 26.23-25.
6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
7Then ethe tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
e ch. 1.30,31; 10.16; 26.26,27.
8And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
9All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. fThese shall first set forth.
f ch. 10.14-16.
10¶On the gsouth 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.
*standard-flag, banner.
g ch. 1.20-25; 10.18-20; 26.5-7.
11And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
12And hthose 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.
h ch. 1.22,23; 10.19; 26.12-14.
13And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
14Then ithe tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of 2Reuel.
2Or, Deuel. ch. 1.14; 7.42,47; 10.20.
i ch. 1.24,25; 10.20; 26.15-18.
15And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
16All 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. jAnd they shall set forth in the second rank.
j ch. 10.18-20.
17¶Then kthe 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 lhis place by their *standards.
*standard-flag, banner.
k v.2. ch. 10.17,21; 3.38. 1Co. 14.40. Col. 2.5. l De. 23.12. Is. 56.5.
18¶On mthe 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.
*standard-flag, banner.
m ch. 1.32-37; 10.22-24; 26.35-37. Ps. 80.1,2.
19And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
20And nby him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
n ch. 1.34,35; 10.23; 26.28-34.
21And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
22Then othe tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
o ch. 1.36,37; 10.24; 26.38-41.
23And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
24All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. pAnd they shall go forward in the third rank.
p ch. 10.22-24.
25¶The q*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.
*standard-flag, banner.
q ch. 1.38-43; 10.25-27; 26.42,43.
26And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
27And rthose 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.
r ch. 1.40,41; 10.26; 26.44-47.
28And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
29¶Then sthe tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
s ch. 1.42,43; 10.27; 26.48-50.
30And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
31All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. tThey shall go hindmost with their *standards.
*standard-flag, banner.
t ch. 10.25-27.
32¶These uare 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.
u ch. 1.46; 26.51. Ex. 12.37; 38.26.
33But vthe Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
v ch. 1.47-49.
34And the children of Israel did waccording to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they xpitched by their *standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
*standard-flag, banner.
w Ex. 23.21,22; 39.42. Ps. 119.6. Lu. 1.6. x v.2. ch. 23.9,10,21; 24.2,5,6. Ca. 6.4. Col. 2.5,6. Phi. 1.27. 1Co. 14.33,40.