1Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,
2“Each one of the Israelites must camp around his standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They will camp around the tent of meeting on every side.
3Those will be camping on the east of the tent of meeting, where the sun rises, they are the camp of Judah and they are camping under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab is the leader of the people of Judah.
4The number of the people of Judah is 74,600.
5The tribe of Issachar must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar.
6The number in his division is 54,400 men.
7The tribe of Zebulun must camp next to Issachar. Eliab son of Helon must lead the army of Zebulun.
8The number in his division is 57,400.
9All the number of the camp of Judah is 186,400. They will set out first.
10On the south side will be the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the camp of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
11The number in his division is 46,500.
12Simeon is camping next to Reuben. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
13The number in his division is 59,300.
14The tribe of Gad is next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
15The number in his division is 45,650.
16The number of all the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, is 151,450. They will set out second.
17Next, the tent of meeting must go out from the camp with the Levites in the middle of all the camps. They must go out from the camp in the same order as they come into the camp. Every man must be in his place, by his banner.
18The divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
19The number in his division is 40,500.
20Next to them is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
21The number in his division is 32,200.
22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
23The number in his division is 35,400.
24All those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will set out third.
25On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
26The number in his division is 62,700.
27The people of the tribe of Asher camp next to Dan. The leader of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.
28The number in his division is 41,500.
29The tribe of Naphtali is next. The leader of Naphthali is Ahira son of Enan.
30The mnumber in his division is 53,400.
31All those numbered in the camp with Dan is 157,600. They will go out from the camp last, under their banner.”
32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.
33But Moses and Aaron did not count the Levites among the people of Israel. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
34The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They camped by their banners. They went out from the camp by their clans, in the order of their ancestor's families.