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| Deuteronomy |
The Camp: Judah to the East |
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| 2:1 | God spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: |
| 2:2 | The Israelites shall camp with each person near the banner having his paternal family's insignia. They shall camp at a specified distance around the Communion Tent. |
| 2:3 | Camping to the east (the direction of sunrise) shall be the divisions under the banner of Judah. The leader of Judah's descendants was Nachshon son of Aminadav. |
| 2:4 | The tally of his division was 74,600. |
| 2:5 | Camping near him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and the leader of Issachar's descendants was Nethanel son of Tzuar. |
| 2:6 | The tally of his division was 54,400. |
| 2:7 | [With them shall be ] the tribe of Zebulun, and the leader of Zebulun's descendants was Eliav son of Chelon. |
| 2:8 | The tally of his division was 57,400. |
| 2:9 | The entire tally for the divisions in Judah's camp was thus 186,400. On the march, they shall go first. |
Reuben to the South |
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| 2:10 | The divisions under the banner of Reuben's camp shall be to the south. The leader of Reuben's descendants was Elitzur son of Shedey-ur. |
| 2:11 | The tally of his division was 46,500. |
| 2:12 | Camping near him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of Simeon's descendants was Shelumiel son of Tzuri-shaddai. |
| 2:13 | The tally of his division was 59,300. |
| 2:14 | [With them shall be] the tribe of Gad, and the leader of Gad's descendants was Elyassaf son of Reuel. |
| 2:15 | The count of his division was 45,650. |
| 2:16 | The entire tally for the divisions in Reuben's camp was thus 151,450. On the march, they shall go second. |
The Tabernacle on the March |
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| 2:17 | On the march, the Communion Tent [and] the camp of the Levites shall then proceed. [They] shall be in the middle of the [other] camps. [The people] shall travel in the same manner as they camp. Each person shall be in his place, according to each one's banner. |
Ephraim to the West |
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| 2:18 | The divisions under the banner of Ephraim's camp shall be to the west. The leader of Ephraim's descendants was Elishama son of Amihud. |
| 2:19 | The tally for his division was 40,500. |
| 2:20 | Near him shall be the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of Manasseh's descendants was Gamliel son of Padah-tzur. |
| 2:21 | The tally for his division was 32,200. |
| 2:22 | [With them shall be] the tribe of Benjamin, and the leader of Benjamin's descendants was Avidan son of Gid'oni. |
| 2:23 | The tally for his division was 35,400. |
| 2:24 | The entire count for the divisions of Ephraim's camp was thus 108,100. On the march, they shall go third. |
Dan to the North |
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| 2:25 | The divisions under the banner of Dan's camp shall be to the north. The leader of Dan's descendants was Achiezer son of Ami-shaddai. |
| 2:26 | The tally of his division was 62,700. |
| 2:27 | Camping near him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of Asher's descendants was Pag'iel son of Akhron. |
| 2:28 | The tally for his division was 41,500. |
| 2:29 | [With them shall be] the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of Naphtali's descendants was Achira son of Eynan. |
| 2:30 | The tally for his division was 53,400. |
| 2:31 | The entire tally for Dan's camp was thus 157,600. On the march, they shall be the last of the banners. |
The Camp as a Whole |
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| 2:32 | These then are the tallies of the Israelites according to their paternal families. The tally for all the camps in all divisions was 603,500. |
| 2:33 | The Levites were not registered among the [rest of the] Israelites, as God had commanded Moses. |
| 2:34 | The Israelites did all that God had commanded Moses. They camped under their banners in the prescribed manner, and each person traveled in a similar manner with his family, according to his paternal line. |
Commentary:
| specified distance 2000 cubits (3000 feet or approximately 7/16 mile); see Numbers 35:5; Joshua 3:4 (Tanchuma 9; Rashi). Neged in Hebrew (cf. Ibn Ezra). Or, 'near each other' (Septuagint). |
| Reuel This is D'euel, see Numbers 1:14. |
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