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1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
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The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 “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.”
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The Israelites shall camp each in their respective regiments, under ensigns by their ancestral houses; they shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.
3 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.
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Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the regimental encampment of Judah by companies. The leader of the people of Judah shall be Nahshon son of Amminadab,
4 His division numbers 74,600.
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with a company as enrolled of seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
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Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the Issacharites shall be Nethanel son of Zuar,
6 His division numbers 54,400.
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with a company as enrolled of fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
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Then the tribe of Zebulun: The leader of the Zebulunites shall be Eliab son of Helon,
8 His division numbers 57,400.
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with a company as enrolled of fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
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The total enrollment of the camp of Judah, by companies, is one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. They shall set out first on the march.
10 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.
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On the south side shall be the regimental encampment of Reuben by companies. The leader of the Reubenites shall be Elizur son of Shedeur,
11 His division numbers 46,500.
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with a company as enrolled of forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
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And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the Simeonites shall be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
13 His division numbers 59,300.
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with a company as enrolled of fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
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Then the tribe of Gad: The leader of the Gadites shall be Eliasaph son of Reuel,
15 His division numbers 45,650.
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with a company as enrolled of forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.
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The total enrollment of the camp of Reuben, by companies, is one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty. They shall set out second.
17 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.
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The tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set out in the center of the camps; they shall set out just as they camp, each in position, by their regiments.
18 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.
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On the west side shall be the regimental encampment of Ephraim by companies. The leader of the people of Ephraim shall be Elishama son of Ammihud,
19 His division numbers 40,500.
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with a company as enrolled of forty thousand five hundred.
20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
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Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
21 His division numbers 32,200.
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with a company as enrolled of thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
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Then the tribe of Benjamin: The leader of the Benjaminites shall be Abidan son of Gideoni,
23 His division numbers 35,400.
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with a company as enrolled of thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.
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The total enrollment of the camp of Ephraim, by companies, is one hundred eight thousand one hundred. They shall set out third on the march.
25 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.
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On the north side shall be the regimental encampment of Dan by companies. The leader of the Danites shall be Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
26 His division numbers 62,700.
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with a company as enrolled of sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.
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Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the Asherites shall be Pagiel son of Ochran,
28 His division numbers 41,500.
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with a company as enrolled of forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.
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Then the tribe of Naphtali: The leader of the Naphtalites shall be Ahira son of Enan,
30 His division numbers 53,400.
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with a company as enrolled of fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards.
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The total enrollment of the camp of Dan is one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last, by companies.
32 These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.
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This was the enrollment of the Israelites by their ancestral houses; the total enrollment in the camps by their companies was six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
33 The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, the Levites were not enrolled among the other Israelites.
34 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.
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The Israelites did just as the Lord had commanded Moses: They camped by regiments, and they set out the same way, everyone by clans, according to ancestral houses.
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