Numbers 2:26-34

26 The total number of men in his army is 62,700.

27 "Next to them will be the tribe of Asher. The leader for the people of Asher is Pagiel, son of Ochran.

28 The total number of men in his army is 41,500.

29 "Then [will be] the tribe of Naphtali. The leader for the people of Naphtali is Ahira, son of Enan.

30 The total number of men in his army is 53,400.

31 "The grand total of all the men in Dan's camp is 157,600. They will be the last group to move out. They will travel under their own flag."

32 This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was 603,550.

33 As the LORD had commanded Moses, the Levites were not registered along with the other Israelites.

34 So the Israelites did everything as the LORD had commanded Moses. They set up camp under their flags, and each person traveled with his own family and household.

Numbers 2:26-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 2

This chapter contains the order of the encampment and march of the tribes of Israel in their proper places about the tabernacle; the general direction for the same is in Nu 1:1,2; the particulars follow; on the cast of the tabernacle the camp of Judah was to pitch, and under his standard the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun, Nu 1:3-9; on the south side of it the camp of Reuben, and under his standard the tribes of Simeon and Gad, Nu 1:10-16; then the tabernacle, with the camp of the Levites round it, were next, to stand or set forward, Nu 1:17; and on the west side the camp of Ephraim, and under his standard the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, Nu 1:18-24; and on the north side the camp of Dan, and under his standard the tribes of Asher and Naphtali, Nu 1:25-31; the sum total of the numbers of which camps are given, exclusive of the camp of Levi, Nu 1:32,33; and the chapter is concluded with observing, that all was done according to the commandment of God, Nu 1:34.