Numbers 2

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron and said:	1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
2 'The Israelites must pitch their tents, each man by his own standard, under their family emblems. Theymust pitch their tents round the Dwelling where the Testimony is, some distance away.	2 "The Israelites shall camp, each in his own division, under the ensigns of their ancestral houses. They shall camp around the meeting tent, but at some distance from it.
3 'Encamped on the east side: 'Furthest towards the east, the standard of the camp of Judah, unit byunit. Leader of the Judahites: Nahshon son of Amminadab.	3 "Encamped on the east side, toward the sunrise, shall be the divisional camp of Judah, arranged in companies. (The prince of the Judahites was Nahshon, son of Amminadab,
4 His company: seventy-four thousand six hundred men.	4 and his soldiers amounted in the census to seventy-four thousand six hundred.)
5 'Next to him: 'The tribe of Issachar. Leader of the Issacharites: Nethanel son of Zuar.	5 With Judah shall camp the tribe of Issachar (Their prince was Nethanel, son of Zuar,
6 His company: fifty-four thousand four hundred men.	6 and his soldiers amounted in the census to fifty-four thousand four hundred.)
7 'The tribe of Zebulun. Leader of the Zebulunites: Eliab son of Helon.	7 and the tribe of Zebulun. (Their prince was Eliab, son of Helon,
8 His company: fifty-seven thousand four hundred men.	8 and his soldiers amounted in the census to fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 'The tribal forces in the camp of Judah number in al a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred.These will be the first to break camp.	9 The total number of those registered by companies in the camp of Judah was one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred.) These shall be first on the march.
10 'On the south side, the standard of the camp of Reuben, unit by unit. Leader of the Reubenites: Elizurson of Shedeur.	10 "On the south side shall be the divisional camp of Reuben, arranged in companies. (Their prince was Elizur, son of Shedeur,
11 His company: forty-six thousand five hundred men.	11 and his soldiers amounted in the census to forty-six thousand five hundred.)
12 'Next to him: 'The tribe of Simeon. Leader of the Simeonites: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.	12 Beside them shall camp the tribe of Simeon (Their prince was Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,
13 His company: fifty-nine thousand three hundred men.	13 and his soldiers amounted in the census to fifty-nine thousand three hundred.)
14 'The tribe of Gad. Leader of the Gadites: Eliasaph son of Reuel.	14 and next the tribe of Gad. (Their prince was Eliasaph, son of Reuel,
15 His company: forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty men.	15 and his soldiers amounted in the census to forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
16 'The tribal forces in the camp of Reuben number in al a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundredand fifty. They will be second to break camp.	16 The total number of those registered by companies in the camp of Reuben was one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty.) These shall be second on the march.
17 'Next, the Tent of Meeting wil move, since the camp of the Levites is situated in the middle of the other camps. The order of movement wil be the order of encampment, each man under his own standard.	17 "Then the meeting tent and the camp of the Levites shall set out in the middle of the line. As in camp, so also on the march, every man shall be in his proper place, with his own division.
18 'On the west side, the standard of the camp of Ephraim, unit by unit. Leader of the Ephraimites:Elishama son of Ammihud.	18 "On the west side shall be the divisional camp of Ephraim, arranged in companies. (Their prince was Elishama, son of Ammihud,
19 His company: forty thousand five hundred men.	19 and his soldiers amounted in the census to forty thousand five hundred.)
20 'Next to him: 'The tribe of Manasseh. Leader of the Manassehites: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.	20 Beside them shall camp the tribe of Manasseh (Their prince was Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,
21 His company: thirty-two thousand two hundred men.	21 and his soldiers amounted in the census to thirty-two thousand two hundred.)
22 'The tribe of Benjamin. Leader of the Benjaminites: Abidan son of Gideoni.	22 and the tribe of Benjamin. (Their prince was Abidan, son of Gideoni,
23 His company: thirty-five thousand four hundred men.	23 and his soldiers amounted in the census to thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 'The tribal forces in the camp of Ephraim number in all a hundred and eight thousand one hundred.They wil be third to break camp.	24 The total number of those registered by companies in the camp of Ephraim was one hundred and eight thousand one hundred.) These shall be third on the march.
25 'On the north side, the standard of the camp of Dan, unit by unit. Leader of the Danites: Ahiezer sonof Ammishaddai.	25 "On the north side shall be the divisional camp of Dan, arranged in companies. (Their prince was Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,
26 His company: sixty-two thousand seven hundred men.	26 and his soldiers amounted in the census to sixty-two thousand seven hundred.)
27 'Next to him: 'The tribe of Asher. Leader of the Asherites: Pagiel son of Ochran.	27 Beside them shall camp the tribe of Asher (Their prince was Pagiel, son of Ochran,
28 His company: forty-one thousand five hundred men.	28 and his soldiers amounted in the census to forty-one thousand five hundred.)
29 'The tribe of Naphtali. Leader of the Naphtalites: Ahira son of Enan.	29 and next the tribe of Naphtali. (Their prince was Ahira, son of Enan,
30 His company: fifty-three thousand four hundred men.	30 and his soldiers amounted in the census to fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 'The tribal forces in the camp of Dan number in all a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred.They wil be the last to break camp. 'Al under their appropriate standards.'	31 The total number of those registered by companies in the camp of Dan was one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred.) These shall be the last of the divisions on the march."
32 Such was the tally of the Israelites when the census was taken by families. The ful count of the entirecamp, unit by unit, came to six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.	32 This was the census of the Israelites taken by ancestral houses. The total number of those registered by companies in the camps was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
33 But, as Yahweh had ordered Moses, the Levites were not included in the census of the Israelites.	33 The Levites, however, were not registered with the other Israelites, for so the LORD had commanded Moses.
34 The Israelites did exactly as Yahweh had ordered Moses. This was how they pitched camp, groupedby standards. This was how they broke camp, each man in his own clan, each man with his own family.	34 The Israelites did just as the LORD had commanded Moses; both in camp and on the march they were in their own divisions, every man according to his clan and his ancestral house.