1Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said, 2“The Israelites shall camp each by his own standard, under the banners of their ancestral houses. They shall camp around the tent of meeting, facing it on every side.
The Camp on the East: Judah
3Those camping on the east, toward the sunrise, shall be the standard of the camp of Judah, by their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab, 4and his division, those registered, number seventy-four thousand, six hundred. 5Those camping next to him are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the descendants of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar, 6and his division, those registered, number fifty-four thousand, four hundred. 7Then the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the descendants of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon, 8and his division, those registered, number fifty-seven thousand, four hundred. 9All those registered in the camp of Judah, by their divisions, number one hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They shall set out first.
The Camp on the South: Reuben
10The standard of the camp of Reuben is on the south, by their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur, 11and his division, those registered, number forty-six thousand, five hundred. 12Those camping next to him are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, 13and his division, those registered, number fifty-nine thousand, three hundred. 14Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the descendants of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel, 15and his division, those registered, number forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty. 16All those registered in the camp of Reuben, by their divisions, number one hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They shall set out second. 17Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they camp, so they shall set out, each in his place, under his standard.
The Camp on the West: Ephraim
18The standard of the camp of Ephraim is on the west, by their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud, 19and his division, those registered, number forty thousand, five hundred. 20Next to him is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the descendants of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, 21and his division, those registered, number thirty-two thousand, two hundred. 22Then the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the descendants of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni, 23and his division, those registered, number thirty-five thousand, four hundred. 24All those registered in the camp of Ephraim, by their divisions, number one hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They shall set out third.
The Camp on the North: Dan
25The standard of the camp of Dan is on the north, by their divisions. The leader of the descendants of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, 26and his division, those registered, number sixty-two thousand, seven hundred. 27Those camping next to him are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran, 28and his division, those registered, number forty-one thousand, five hundred. 29Then the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the descendants of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan, 30and his division, those registered, number fifty-three thousand, four hundred. 31All those registered in the camp of Dan number one hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They shall set out last, under their standards.” 32These are the Israelites who were registered by their ancestral houses. All those registered in the camps, by their divisions, number six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. 33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 34The Israelites did just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. So they camped by their standards, and so they set out, each with his clan, according to his ancestral house.
