| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, | 1The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron: |
| 2Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. | 2"Every one of the Israelites must camp under his standard with the emblems of his family; they must camp at some distance around the tent of meeting. |
| 3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. | 3"Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. |
| 4And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. | 4Those numbered in his division are 74,600. |
| 5And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. | 5Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. |
| 6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. | 6Those numbered in his division are 54,400. |
| 7Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. | 7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. |
| 8And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. | 8Those numbered in his division are 57,400. |
| 9All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth. | 9All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front. |
| 10On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. | 10"On 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 host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. | 11Those numbered in his division are 46,500. |
| 12And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. | 12Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. |
| 13And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. | 13Those numbered in his division are 59,300. |
| 14Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. | 14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel. |
| 15And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. | 15Those numbered in his division are 45,650. |
| 16All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank. | 16All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second. |
| 17Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. | 17"Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard. |
| 18On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. | 18"On 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 Amihud. |
| 19And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. | 19Those numbered in his division are 40,500. |
| 20And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. | 20Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. |
| 21And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. | 21Those numbered in his division are 32,200. |
| 22Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. | 22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. |
| 23And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. | 23Those numbered in his division are 35,400. |
| 24All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank. | 24All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, are 108,100. They will travel third. |
| 25The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. | 25"On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. |
| 26And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. | 26Those numbered in his division are 62,700. |
| 27And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. | 27Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran. |
| 28And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. | 28Those numbered in his division are 41,500. |
| 29Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. | 29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan. |
| 30And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. | 30Those numbered in his division are 53,400. |
| 31All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. | 31All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards." |
| 32These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. | 32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550. |
| 33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses. | 33But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| 34And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers. | 34So the Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they camped under their standards, and that is the way they traveled, each with his clan and family. |
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