The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 ADONAI said to Moshe and Aharon,
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The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,
2 "The people of Isra'el are to set up camp by clans, each man with his own banner and under his clan's symbol; they are to camp around the tent of meeting, but at a distance.
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"The Israelites will put up their tents with each family under the flag that symbolizes its household. They will put their tents around the tent of meeting, facing it.
3 "Those camping on the east side toward the sunrise are to be under the banner of the camp of Y'hudah; they are to camp according to companies; by tribe and leader they are as follows: Tribe Chief Number Y'hudah Nachshon the son of 'Amminadav 74,600 Yissakhar N'tan'el the son of Tzu'ar 54,400 Z'vulun Eli'av the son of Helon 57,400 Total 186,400 "This group is to set out first.
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"On the east side, facing the rising sun, the armies led by Judah will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab.
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The total number of men in his army is 74,600.
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"Next to them will be the tribe of Issachar. The leader for the people of Issachar is Nethanel, son of Zuar.
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The total number of men in his army is 54,400.
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"Then [will be] the tribe of Zebulun. The leader for the people of Zebulun is Eliab, son of Helon.
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The total number of men in his army is 57,400.
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"The grand total of all the troops in Judah's camp is 186,400. They will be the first group to move out.
10 "Those camping on the south are to be under the banner of the camp of Re'uven; they are to camp according to companies; by tribe and leader they are as follows: Tribe Chief Number Re'uven Elitzur the son of Sh'de'ur 46,500 Shim'on Shlumi'el the son of Tzurishaddai 59,300 Gad Elyasaf the son of Re'u'el 45,650 Total 151,450 "This group is to set out second.
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"On the south side the armies led by Reuben will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Reuben is Elizur, son of Shedeur.
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The total number of men in his army is 46,500.
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"Next to them will be the tribe of Simeon. The leader for the people of Simeon is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.
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The total number of men in his army is 59,300.
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"Then [will be] the tribe of Gad. The leader for the people of Gad is Eliasaph, son of Deuel.
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The total number of men in his army is 45,650.
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"The grand total of all the troops in Reuben's camp is 151,450. They will be the second group to move out.
17 "Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the L'vi'im, will set out, with the other camps in front and behind. They will go in the same order as their camps are set up - each man will go forward in his position, under his banner.
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"When the tent of meeting is moved, the Levites will stay in the middle of the groups. The tribes will move out in the same order as they are in the camp, everyone in place under his own flag.
18 "Those camping on the west are to be under the banner of the camp of Efrayim; they are to camp according to companies; by tribe and leader they are as follows: Tribe Chief Number Efrayim Elishama the son of 'Ammihud 40,500 M'nasheh Gamli'el the son of P'dahtzur 32,200 Binyamin Avidan the son of Gid'oni 35,400 Total 108,100 "This group is to set out third.
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"On the west side the armies led by Ephraim will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Ephraim is Elishama, son of Ammihud.
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The total number of men in his army is 40,500.
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"Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader for the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.
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The total number of men in his army is 32,200.
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"Then [will be] the tribe of Benjamin. The leader for the people of Benjamin is Abidan, son of Gideoni.
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The total number of men in his army is 35,400.
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"The grand total of all the troops in Ephraim's camp is 108,100. They will be the third group to move out.
25 "Those camping on the north are to be under the banner of the camp of Dan; they are to camp according to companies; by tribe and leader they are as follows: Tribe Chief Number Dan Achi'ezer the son of 'Ammishaddai 62,700 Asher Pag'i'el the son of 'Okhran 41,500 Naftali Achira the son of 'Enan 53,400 Total 157,600 "This group is to set out last with their banners."
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"On the north side the armies led by Dan will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Dan is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.
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The total number of men in his army is 62,700.
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"Next to them will be the tribe of Asher. The leader for the people of Asher is Pagiel, son of Ochran.
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The total number of men in his army is 41,500.
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"Then [will be] the tribe of Naphtali. The leader for the people of Naphtali is Ahira, son of Enan.
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The total number of men in his army is 53,400.
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"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 These are the ones counted from the people of Isra'el by clans; the total number recorded in the camps, company by company, was 603,550.
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This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was 603,550.
33 But, as ADONAI ordered Moshe, the L'vi'im were not counted with the rest of Isra'el.
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As the LORD had commanded Moses, the Levites were not registered along with the other Israelites.
34 The people of Isra'el did everything ADONAI had ordered Moshe: they set up camp under their banners, and they set out, each according to his family and clan.
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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.
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