Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 The Lord gave Moses and Aaron the following instructions.
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
2 When the Israelites set up camp, each man will camp under the banner of his division and the flag of his own clan. The camp is to be set up all around the Tent.
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“The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.”
3 On the east side, those under the banner of the division of Judah shall camp in their groups, under their leaders, as follows: The division of Judah shall march first.
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On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
10 On the south, those under the banner of the division of Reuben shall camp in their groups, under their leaders, as follows: The division of Reuben shall march second.
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On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
17 Then, between the first two divisions and the last two the Levites are to march carrying the Tent. Each division shall march in the same order as they camp, each in position under its banner.
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Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.
18 On the west, those under the banner of the division of Ephraim shall camp in their groups, under their leaders, as follows: The division of Ephraim shall march third.
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On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
25 On the north, those under the banner of the division of Dan shall camp in their groups, under their leaders, as follows: The division of Dan shall march last.
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On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
32 The total number of the people of Israel enrolled in the divisions, group by group, was 603,550.
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These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.
33 As the Lord had commanded Moses, the Levites were not registered with the rest of the Israelites.
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The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.
34 So the people of Israel did everything the Lord had commanded Moses. They camped, each under his own banner, and they marched, each with his own clan.
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So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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