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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |