2:1¹ And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:² 2:2 “Every one³ of the Israelites must camp⁴ under his standard with the emblems of his family;⁵ they must camp at some distance⁶ around the tent of meeting.”⁷

2:3 Now those who will be camping⁸ on the east, toward the sunrise,⁹ will be the divisions¹⁰ of the camp of Judah under their standard. And the leader of the people of Judah is¹¹ Nahshon, the son of Amminadab. 2:4 And those numbered in his division¹² was 74,600.

2:5 And those who will be camping next to them¹³ will be the tribe of Issachar. And the leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel, the son of Zuar. 2:6 And those numbered in his division are 54,400.

2:7 Next will be¹⁴ the tribe of Zebulun. And the leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab, the son of Helon. 2:8 And those numbered in his division are 57,400.

2:9 All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel¹⁵ at the head.

2:10 On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard.¹⁶ And the leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur, the son of Shedeur. 2:11 And those numbered in his division are 46,500.

2:12 And those who will be camping next to them will be the tribe of Simeon. And the leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai. 2:13 And those numbered in his division are 59,300.

2:14 And next will be¹⁷ the tribe of Gad. And the leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph, the son of Deuel. 2:15 And those numbered in his division are 45,650.

2:16 All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second.

2:17 Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place¹⁸ under his standard.

2:18 On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. And the leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama, the son of Amihud. 2:19 And those numbered in his division are 40,500.

2:20 And by them will be the tribe of Manasseh. And the leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. 2:21 And those numbered in his division are 32,200.

2:22 And next will be¹⁹ the tribe of Benjamin. And the leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan, the son of Gideoni. 2:23 And those numbered in his division are 35,400.

2:24 All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, are 108,100. They will travel third.

2:25 On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. And the leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai. 2:26 And those numbered in his division are 62,700.

2:27 And those who will be camping next to them will be the tribe of Asher. And the leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel, the son of Ocran. 2:28 And those numbered in his division are 41,500.

2:29 And next will be²⁰ tribe of Naphtali. And the leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira, the son of Enan. 2:30 And those numbered in his division are 53,400.

2:31 All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards.

2:32 These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550. 2:33 But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.

2:34 And the Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way²¹ they camped under their standards, and that is the way they traveled, each with his clan and family.