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1The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron. He said,

2"The people of Israel are to camp each man by his own banner, with the flag of his father's house. They are to camp facing the tent of meeting, at some distance around it."

3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the men under the banner of the camp of Judah are to camp, company by company. The leader of the people of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

4His army, those who were counted, numbered seventy-four thousand six hundred.

5Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

6His army, those who were counted, numbered fifty-four thousand four hundred.

7Then the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

8His army, those who were counted, numbered fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

9All who were counted in the camp of Judah numbered one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, company by company. They shall set out first.

10On the south side shall be the banner of the camp of Reuben, company by company. The leader of the people of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

11His army, those who were counted, numbered forty-six thousand five hundred.

12Those who camp beside him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

13His army, those who were counted, numbered fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

14Then the tribe of Gad. The leader of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

15His army, those who were counted, numbered forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

16All who were counted in the camp of Reuben numbered one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, company by company. They shall set out second.

17Then the tent of meeting shall move forward, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. They shall move forward just as they camp, each man in his place, by their banners.

18On the west side shall be the banner of the camp of Ephraim, company by company. The leader of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

19His army, those who were counted, numbered forty thousand five hundred.

20Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

21His army, those who were counted, numbered thirty-two thousand two hundred.

22Then the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23His army, those who were counted, numbered thirty-five thousand four hundred.

24All who were counted in the camp of Ephraim numbered one hundred and eight thousand one hundred, company by company. They shall move forward third.

25The banner of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side, company by company. The leader of the people of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26His army, those who were counted, numbered sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

27Those who camp beside him shall be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

28His army, those who were counted, numbered forty-one thousand five hundred.

29Then the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

30His army, those who were counted, numbered fifty-three thousand four hundred.

31All who were counted in the camp of Dan numbered one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall go last, with their banners.

32These are the people of Israel who were counted, family by family. All those counted in the camps, company by company, numbered six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

33But the Levites were not counted among the people of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

34The people of Israel did everything the LORD commanded Moses. They camped by their banners, and they set out in the same way, each one with his family, by the house of his fathers.

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