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1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
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And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
2 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.
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The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.
3 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,
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Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.
4 with a company as enrolled of seventy-four thousand six hundred.
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The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.
5 Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the Issacharites shall be Nethanel son of Zuar,
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And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.
6 with a company as enrolled of fifty-four thousand four hundred.
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The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.
7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: The leader of the Zebulunites shall be Eliab son of Helon,
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After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.
8 with a company as enrolled of fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
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The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.
9 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.
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The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.
10 On the south side shall be the regimental encampment of Reuben by companies. The leader of the Reubenites shall be Elizur son of Shedeur,
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On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.
11 with a company as enrolled of forty-six thousand five hundred.
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The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
12 And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the Simeonites shall be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
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And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.
13 with a company as enrolled of fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
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The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.
14 Then the tribe of Gad: The leader of the Gadites shall be Eliasaph son of Reuel,
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Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.
15 with a company as enrolled of forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
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The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.
16 The total enrollment of the camp of Reuben, by companies, is one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty. They shall set out second.
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The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.
17 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.
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Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.
18 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,
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On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
19 with a company as enrolled of forty thousand five hundred.
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The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.
20 Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
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And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.
21 with a company as enrolled of thirty-two thousand two hundred.
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The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: The leader of the Benjaminites shall be Abidan son of Gideoni,
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Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.
23 with a company as enrolled of thirty-five thousand four hundred.
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The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.
24 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.
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The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.
25 On the north side shall be the regimental encampment of Dan by companies. The leader of the Danites shall be Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
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On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.
26 with a company as enrolled of sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
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The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.
27 Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the Asherites shall be Pagiel son of Ochran,
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Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.
28 with a company as enrolled of forty-one thousand five hundred.
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The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: The leader of the Naphtalites shall be Ahira son of Enan,
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Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.
30 with a company as enrolled of fifty-three thousand four hundred.
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The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
31 The total enrollment of the camp of Dan is one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last, by companies.
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The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.
32 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.
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These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
33 Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, the Levites were not enrolled among the other Israelites.
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But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.
34 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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So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.
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