| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: | 1The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: |
| 2“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family. | 2"The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family." |
| 3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab, | 3On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. |
| 4and his division numbers 74,600. | 4His division numbers 74,600. |
| 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar, | 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. |
| 6and his division numbers 54,400. | 6His division numbers 54,400. |
| 7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon, | 7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. |
| 8and his division numbers 57,400. | 8His division numbers 57,400. |
| 9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first. | 9All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first. |
| 10On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur, | 10On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. |
| 11and his division numbers 46,500. | 11His division numbers 46,500. |
| 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, | 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 13and his division numbers 59,300. | 13His division numbers 59,300. |
| 14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel, | 14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel. |
| 15and his division numbers 45,650. | 15His division numbers 45,650. |
| 16The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second. | 16All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second. |
| 17In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard. | 17Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard. |
| 18On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud, | 18On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud. |
| 19and his division numbers 40,500. | 19His division numbers 40,500. |
| 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, | 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 21and his division numbers 32,200. | 21His division numbers 32,200. |
| 22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni, | 22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 23and his division numbers 35,400. | 23His division numbers 35,400. |
| 24The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third. | 24All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third. |
| 25On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, | 25On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 26and his division numbers 62,700. | 26His division numbers 62,700. |
| 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran, | 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran. |
| 28and his division numbers 41,500. | 28His division numbers 41,500. |
| 29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan, | 29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. |
| 30and his division numbers 53,400. | 30His division numbers 53,400. |
| 31The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.” | 31All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards. |
| 32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550. | 32These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550. |
| 33But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 33The Levites, however, were not counted along with the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 34So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family. | 34So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family. |
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