| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: " | 1Later, the LORD told Moses and Aaron, |
| 2The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it: | 2"Every single Israeli is to encamp beneath his standard with the emblem of his ancestral house. The Israelis are to encamp in front of and surrounding the Tent of Meeting." |
| 3Judah's military divisions will camp on the east side toward the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. | 3"The encampment of Judah is to settle east toward the sunrise under their standard. The leader of Judah is to be Amminadab's son Nahshon. |
| 4His military division numbers 74,600. | 4Those in his division number 74,600. |
| 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar. | 5"The tribe of Issachar is to encamp beside Judah. The leader of Issachar is to be Zuar's son Nethanel. |
| 6His military division numbers 54,400. | 6Those in his division number 54,400. |
| 7The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon. | 7"Next is to be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of Zebulun is to be Helon's son Eliab. |
| 8His military division numbers 57,400. | 8Those in his division number 57,400. |
| 9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah's encampment is 186,400; they will move out first. | 9All those numbered by division in the camp of Judah total 186,400. They are to be the first to travel." |
| 10Reuben's military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur. | 10"Toward the south is to be the division of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of Reuben is to be Shedeur's son Elizur. |
| 11His military division numbers 46,500. | 11Those in his division number 46,500. |
| 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. | 12"The tribe of Simeon is to camp beside Reuben. The leader of Simeon is to be Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel. |
| 13His military division numbers 59,300. | 13Those in his division number 59,300. |
| 14The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel. | 14"Next is to be the tribe of Gad. The leader of Gad is to be Deuel's son Eliasaph. |
| 15His military division numbers 45,650. | 15Those in his division number 45,650. |
| 16The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben's encampment is 151,450; they will move out second. | 16All those numbered by division in the camp of Reuben total 151,450. They are to be the second to travel." |
| 17The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites' camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place, with their banners. | 17"Then the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the descendants of Levi in the middle of the camps. They are to travel just as they have camped, each as designated under his standard." |
| 18Ephraim's military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud. | 18"Toward the west is to be the division of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of Ephraim is to be Ammihud's son Elishama. |
| 19His military division numbers 40,500. | 19Those in his division number 40,500. |
| 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. | 20"The tribe of Manasseh is to encamp beside them. The leader of Manasseh is to be Pedahzur's son Gamaliel. |
| 21His military division numbers 32,200. | 21Those in his division number 32,200. |
| 22The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni. | 22"Next is to be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is to be Gideoni's son Abidan. |
| 23His military division numbers 35,400. | 23Those in his division number 35,400. |
| 24The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim's encampment number 108,100; they will move out third. | 24All those numbered by division in the camp Ephraim total 108,100. They are to be the third to travel." |
| 25Dan's military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. | 25"Toward the north is to be the division of the camp of Dan under their standard. The leader of Dan is to be Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer. |
| 26His military division numbers 62,700. | 26Those in his division number 62,700. |
| 27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran. | 27"The tribe of Asher is to encamp beside them. The leader of Asher is to be Ochran's son Pagiel. |
| 28His military division numbers 41,500. | 28Those in his division number 41,500. |
| 29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan. | 29"Next is to be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of Naphtali is to be Enan's son Ahira. |
| 30His military division numbers 53,400. | 30Those in his division number 53,400. |
| 31The total number who belong to Dan's encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners." | 31All those numbered by division in the camp of Dan total 157,600. They are to be the last to travel under their standards." |
| 32These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral houses. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550. | 32Here is a summary of the census of the Israelis according to the tribes of their ancestral houses: All the divisions in the camps numbered 603,550, |
| 33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 33but the descendants of Levi were not numbered along with the other Israelis, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
| 34The Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped by their banners in this way and moved out the same way, each man by his clan and by his ancestral house. | 34So the Israelis did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses; that is, they encamped under their standard as each person traveled with his own tribe and ancestral house. |
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