Numbers 2:1-18

¹The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

²“The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it.”

³Those who encamp on the east side towards the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

⁴His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

⁵Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

⁶His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

⁷The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

⁸His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

⁹All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.

¹⁰“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

¹¹His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

¹²“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

¹³His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

¹⁴“The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

¹⁵His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

¹⁶“All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.

¹⁷“Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

¹⁸“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.