The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “The people of Israel
shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their
fathers' houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on
every side. Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall
be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the
chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
his company as listed being 74,600. Those to camp next to him shall
be the tribe of Issachar, the chief of the people of Issachar being
Nethanel the son of Zuar, his company as listed being 54,400. Then
the tribe of Zebulun, the chief of the people of Zebulun being
Eliab the son of Helon, his company as listed being 57,400. All
those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were
186,400. They shall set out first on the march.
“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by
their companies, the chief of the people of Reuben being Elizur the
son of Shedeur, his company as listed being 46,500. And those to
camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the
people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, his
company as listed being 59,300. Then the tribe of Gad, the chief of
the people of Gad being Eliasaph the son of Reuel, his company as
listed being 45,650. All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by
their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second.
“Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the
Levites in the midst of the camps; as they camp, so shall they set
out, each in position, standard by standard.
“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by
their companies, the chief of the people of Ephraim being Elishama
the son of Ammihud, his company as listed being 40,500. And next to
him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the chief of the people of
Manasseh being Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, his company as listed
being 32,200. Then the tribe of Benjamin, the chief of the people
of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni, his company as listed
being 35,400. All those listed of the camp of Ephraim, by their
companies, were 108,100. They shall set out third on the march.
“On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan by
their companies, the chief of the people of Dan being Ahiezer the
son of Ammishaddai, his company as listed being 62,700. And those
to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, the chief of the
people of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran, his company as
listed being 41,500. Then the tribe of Naphtali, the chief of the
people of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, his company as
listed being 53,400. All those listed of the camp of Dan were
157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard.”
These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers'
houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were
603,550. But the Levites were not listed among the people of
Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Thus did the people of Israel. According to all that the LORD
commanded Moses, so they camped by their standards, and so they set
out, each one in his clan, according to his fathers' house.
