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¹ AND the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,² Every man of the children of Israel shall encamp by his own standard, at the places of their fathers house; far off round about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they encamp.

³ Those who encamp first toward the east shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah throughout their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be chief of the children of Judah.⁴ And the number of his host was seventy-four thousand and six hundred.⁵ And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and Nethanael the son of Zuar shall be chief of the children of Issachar.⁶ And the number of his host was fifty-four thousand and four hundred.⁷ Then shall encamp the tribe of Zebulun; and Eliab the son of Helen shall be chief of the children of Zebulun.⁸ And the number of his host was fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.⁹ The total number of the camp of Judah was one hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. They shall march first.¹⁰ On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies; and the chief of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.¹¹ And the number of his host was forty-six thousand and five hundred.¹² And those who encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the chief of the children of Simeon shall be Shelmuiel the son of Zurishaddai.¹³ And the number of his host was fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.¹⁴ Then shall encamp the tribe of Gad; and the chief of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.¹⁵ And the number of his host was forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.¹⁶ The total number of the camp of Reuben was one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. They shall march in the second place.¹⁷ Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall march with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamped so shall they march, every man by his standard throughout their armies.¹⁸ On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies; and the chief of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.¹⁹ And the number of his host was forty thousand and five hundred.²⁰ And those who encamp by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the chief of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Perzur.²¹ And the number of his host was thirty-two thousand and two hundred.²² Then shall encamp the tribe of Benjamin; and the chief of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.²³ And the number of his host was thirty-five thousand and four hundred.²⁴ The total number of the camp of Ephraim was an hundred and eight thousand and one hundred, throughout their armies. They shall march in the third place.²⁵ The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies; and the chief of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.²⁶ And the number of his host was sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.²⁷ And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the chief of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.²⁸ And the number of his host was forty-one thousand and five hundred.²⁹ Then shall encamp the tribe of Naphtali; and the chief of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahida the son of Enan.³⁰ And the number of his host was fifty-three thousand and four hundred.³¹ The total number of the camp of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred. They shall march last with their standards.³² These are the numbers of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those who were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.³³ But the Levites and the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.³⁴ And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; so they marched by their standards, and so they encamped, every man in his camp, according to the house of his fathers.