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1 Then the LORD gave these instructions to Moses and Aaron:
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God spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,
2 “When the Israelites set up camp, each tribe will be assigned its own area. The tribal divisions will camp beneath their family banners on all four sides of the Tabernacle, but at some distance from it.
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"The People of Israel are to set up camp circling the Tent of Meeting and facing it. Each company is to camp under its distinctive tribal flag."
3 “The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: Tribe Leader Number Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab 74,600
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To the east toward the sunrise are the companies of the camp of Judah under its flag, led by Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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His troops number 74,600.
5 Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar 54,400
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The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them, led by Nethanel son of Zuar.
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His troops number 54,400.
7 Zebulun Eliab son of Helon 57,400
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And the tribe of Zebulun is next to them, led by Eliab son of Helon.
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His troops number 57,400.
9 So the total of all the troops on Judah’s side of the camp is 186,400. These three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new campsite.
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The total number of men assigned to Judah, troop by troop, is 186,400. They will lead the march.
10 “The divisions of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: Tribe Leader Number Reuben Elizur son of Shedeur 46,500
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To the south are the companies of the camp of Reuben under its flag, led by Elizur son of Shedeur.
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His troops number 46,500.
12 Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai 59,300
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The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
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His troops number 59,300.
14 Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel 45,650
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And the tribe of Gad is next to them, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel.
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His troops number 45,650.
16 So the total of all the troops on Reuben’s side of the camp is 151,450. These three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel.
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The total number of men assigned to Reuben, troop by troop, is 151,450. They are second in the order of the march.
17 “Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle of the camp. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner.
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The Tent of Meeting with the camp of the Levites takes its place in the middle of the march. Each tribe will march in the same order in which they camped, each under its own flag.
18 “The divisions of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: Tribe Leader Number Ephraim Elishama son of Ammihud 40,500
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To the west are the companies of the camp of Ephraim under its flag, led by Elishama son of Ammihud.
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His troops number 40,500.
20 Manasseh Gamaliel son of Pedahzur 32,200
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The tribe of Manasseh will set up camp next to them, led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
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His troops number 32,200.
22 Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni 35,400
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And next to him is the camp of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni.
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His troops number 35,400.
24 So the total of all the troops on Ephraim’s side of the camp is 108,100. These three tribes will be third in line whenever the Israelites travel.
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The total number of men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, troop by troop, is 108,100. They are third in the order of the march.
25 “The divisions of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali are to camp on the north side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops: Tribe Leader Number Dan Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai 62,700
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To the north are the companies of the camp of Dan under its flag, led by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
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His troops number 62,700.
27 Asher Pagiel son of Ocran 41,500
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The tribe of Asher will camp next to them, led by Pagiel son of Ocran.
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His troops number 41,500.
29 Naphtali Ahira son of Enan 53,400
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And next to them is the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan.
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His troops number 53,400.
31 So the total of all the troops on Dan’s side of the camp is 157,600. These three tribes will be last, marching under their banners whenever the Israelites travel.”
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The total number of men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out, under their flags, last in the line of the march.
32 In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550.
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These are the People of Israel, counted according to their ancestral families. The total number in the camps, counted troop by troop, comes to 603,550.
33 But as the LORD had commanded, the Levites were not included in this registration.
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Following God's command to Moses, the Levites were not counted in with the rest of Israel.
34 So the people of Israel did everything as the LORD had commanded Moses. Each clan and family set up camp and marched under their banners exactly as the LORD had instructed them.
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The People of Israel did everything the way God commanded Moses: They camped under their respective flags; they marched by tribe with their ancestral families.
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