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1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
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The LORD spoke 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 Israelites will camp each under the banner with the symbol of their household. They will camp around the meeting tent some distance from it.
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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On the east side toward the sunrise will be the banner of Judah's camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Judah is Nahshon, Amminadab's son.
4 with a company as enrolled of seventy-four thousand six hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 74,600.
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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Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Issachar. The chief of the people of Issachar is Nethanel, Zuar's son.
6 with a company as enrolled of fifty-four thousand four hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 54,400.
7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: The leader of the Zebulunites shall be Eliab son of Helon,
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On the other side, the tribe of Zebulun: the chief of the people of Zebulun is Eliab, Helon's son.
8 with a company as enrolled of fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 57,400.
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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All those enlisted in Judah's camp with their military units are 186,400. They will march 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 will be the banner of Reuben's camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Reuben is Elizur, Shedeur's son.
11 with a company as enrolled of forty-six thousand five hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 46,500.
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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Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Simeon. The chief of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel, Zurishaddai's son.
13 with a company as enrolled of fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 59,300.
14 Then the tribe of Gad: The leader of the Gadites shall be Eliasaph son of Reuel,
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On the other side, the tribe of Gad: the chief of the people of Gad is Eliasaph, Reuel's son.
15 with a company as enrolled of forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 45,650.
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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All those enlisted in Reuben's camp with their military units are 151,450. They will march 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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The meeting tent and the Levites' camp will march in the center of the camps. They will march in the same order as they camp: each in position under his banner.
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 will be the banner of Ephraim's camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Ephraim is Elishama, Ammihud's son.
19 with a company as enrolled of forty thousand five hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 40,500.
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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On one side of him is the tribe of Manasseh. The chief of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel, Pedahzur's son.
21 with a company as enrolled of thirty-two thousand two hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 32,200.
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: The leader of the Benjaminites shall be Abidan son of Gideoni,
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On the other side, the tribe of Benjamin: the chief of the people of Benjamin is Abidan, Gideoni's son.
23 with a company as enrolled of thirty-five thousand four hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 35,400.
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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All those enlisted in Ephraim's camp with their military units are 108,100. They will march 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 will be the banner of Dan's camp with its military units. The chief of the people of Dan is Ahiezer, Ammishaddai's son.
26 with a company as enrolled of sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 62,700.
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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Those camping on one side of him are the tribe of Asher. The chief of the people of Asher is Pagiel, Ochran's son.
28 with a company as enrolled of forty-one thousand five hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 41,500.
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: The leader of the Naphtalites shall be Ahira son of Enan,
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On the other side, the tribe of Naphtali: the chief of the people of Naphtali is Ahira, Enan's son.
30 with a company as enrolled of fifty-three thousand four hundred.
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His military unit and those enlisted in it are 53,400.
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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All those enlisted in the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will march last under their banners.
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 the enlisted Israelites by their households. The total enlisted in the camps with their military units is 603,550.
33 Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, the Levites were not enrolled among the other Israelites.
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But the Levites weren't enlisted among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded 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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The Israelites did everything exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses: they camped under their banners and they marched by their clans and by their households.
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